assibilate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin assībilātus (“murmured, whispered at, hissed”), past participle of assībilō (“hiss at”, verb), from ad (“at”) + sībilō (“hiss”, verb), from sībilus (“a hissing, whistling”), of imitative origin.
Verb[edit]
assibilate (third-person singular simple present assibilates, present participle assibilating, simple past and past participle assibilated)
- (linguistics, phonetics) To change into or pronounce with the accompaniment of a sibilant sound or sounds.
- (linguistics, phonetics) To change by assibilation.
Derived terms[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
assibilate
- inflection of assibilare:
Etymology 2[edit]
Participle[edit]
assibilate f pl
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
assībilāte