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sib⋅i⋅late

[sib-uh-leyt] verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to hiss.
–verb (used with object)
2. to utter or pronounce with a hissing sound.

Origin:
1650–60; < L sībilātus (ptp. of sībilāre to hiss); see sibilant, -ate 1


sib⋅i⋅la⋅tion, noun
sib⋅i⋅la⋅tor, noun
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