Word Study
Index
: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
[2x]
: A A- A. Aa Ab Ac Ad Ae Af Ag Ah Ai Aj Ak Al Am An Ao Ap Aq Ar As At Au Av Aw Ax Ay Az
asseveration | asseverative | asseverator | asseveratory | asshole | assibilate | assibilation | assidean | assident | assiduate | assiduity

assibilate

 : 
Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)
 : 
as=sib=i=late

CIDE DICTIONARY

assibilatev. t. [L. assibilatus, p. p. of assibilare to hiss out; ad + sibilare to hiss.].
     To make sibilant; to change to a sibilant.  J. Peile.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

assibilate, v.tr. Phonet.
1 pronounce (a sound) as a sibilant or affricate ending in a sibilant.
2 alter (a syllable) to become this.

Derivative
assibilation n.
Etymology
L assibilare (as AD-, sibilare hiss)

For further exploring for "assibilate" in Webster Dictionary Online


TIP #27: Get rid of popup ... just cross over its boundary. [ALL]
created in 0.62 seconds
powered by bible.org