Meaning of ASSIBILATE
| Pronunciation: | | u'sibu`leyt
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- [v] change into a sibilant; "In the syllable /si/, the /s/ sibilates in Japanese"
- [v] insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound)
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ASSIBILATE is a 10 letter word that starts with A. |
| | See Also: | | change, sibilate | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \As*sib"i*late\, v. t. [L. assibilatus, p. p. of
assibilare to hiss out; ad + sibilare to hiss.]
To make sibilant; to change to a sibilant. --J. Peile.
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