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assibilate

[ uh-sib-uh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

, as·sib·i·lat·ed, as·sib·i·lat·ing.
  1. to change into or pronounce with the accompaniment of a sibilant sound or sounds.

verb (used without object)

, as·sib·i·lat·ed, as·sib·i·lat·ing.
  1. to change by assibilation.
  2. to become a sibilant or a sound containing a sibilant.

assibilate

/ əˈsɪbɪˌleɪt /

verb

  1. intr (of a speech sound) to be changed into a sibilant
  2. tr to pronounce (a speech sound) with or as a sibilant

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Derived Forms

  • asˌsibiˈlation, noun

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Other Words From

  • as·sibi·lation noun
  • unas·sibi·lated adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of assibilate1

1835–45; < Latin assībilātus murmured, whispered at, hissed (past participle of assībilāre ). See as-, sibilate

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Word History and Origins

Origin of assibilate1

C19: from Late Latin assībilāre to hiss at, from sībilāre to hiss; see sibilant

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