单词 | assibilate |
释义 | assibilate[ uh-sib-uh-leyt ] / əˈsɪb əˌleɪt / verb (used with object), as·sib·i·lat·ed, as·sib·i·lat·ing.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.to change by assibilation. to become a sibilant or a sound containing a sibilant. Origin of assibilate1835–45; <Latin assībilātus murmured, whispered at, hissed (past participle of assībilāre). See as-, sibilate OTHER WORDS FROM assibilateas·sib·i·la·tion, nounun·as·sib·i·lat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby assibilateasseverate, asseveration, assez, asshole, Asshur, assibilate, Assidean, assiduity, assiduous, assiduously, assign Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for assibilateassibilate / (əˈsɪbɪˌleɪt) / verb phonetics(intr) (of a speech sound) to be changed into a sibilant (tr) to pronounce (a speech sound) with or as a sibilant Derived forms of assibilateassibilation, nounWord Origin for assibilateC19: from Late Latin assībilāre to hiss at, from sībilāre to hiss; see sibilant Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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