ASSIBILATE


Meaning of ASSIBILATE in English

[ ə'sɪbɪleɪt ]

■ verb Phonetics pronounce (a sound) as a sibilant or affricate ending in a sibilant (e.g. sound t as ts ).

Derivatives

assibilation noun

Origin

C19: from L. assibilat- , assibilare , from ad- 'to' + sibilare 'to hiss'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.