— assibilation , n.
/euh sib"euh layt'/ , v. , assibilated, assibilating . Phonet.
v.t.
1. to change into or pronounce with the accompaniment of a sibilant sound or sounds.
v.i.
2. to change by assibilation.
3. to become a sibilant or a sound containing a sibilant.
[ 1835-45; assibilatus murmured, whispered at, hissed (ptp. of assibilare ). See AS-, SIBILATE ]