assibilatev.
/əˈsɪbɪleɪt/ To give a sibilant or hissing sound to.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > make sibilant [verb (transitive)]
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > speech sound by manner > [verb (transitive)] > spirant > sibilant
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1844 J. W. Donaldson Varronianus 218 Two different values of the Greek ζ, which was a dental, either assibilated (as σδ) or softened (as δς).
1861 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 8 361 The second step consists in y being assibilated in sh.
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