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Definitions for assibilate
as·si·bi·late
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Princeton's WordNet
assibilateverb
insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound)
assibilateverb
change into a sibilant
"In the syllable /si/, the /s/ sibilates in Japanese"
Wiktionary
assibilateverb
To change into or pronounce with the accompaniment of a sibilant sound or sounds.
assibilateverb
To change by assibilation.
Etymology: From assibilatus, past participle of assibilo, from ad + sibilo, from sibilus, of imitative origin.
Wikipedia
assibilate
In linguistics, assibilation is a sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant. It is a form of spirantization and is commonly the final phase of palatalization.
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assibilate
Assibilate is a linguistic term that refers to the process by which a consonant sound changes and becomes more like a sibilant (a hissing sound, such as "s" or "z") in pronunciation. This change often occurs in certain phonetic environments or under specific conditions in language evolution.
Webster Dictionary
Assibilateverb
to make sibilant; to change to a sibilant
Etymology: [L. assibilatus, p. p. of assibilare to hiss out; ad + sibilare to hiss.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of assibilate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of assibilate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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