assibilate
assibilate · assibilates · assibilated · assibilating
To change into or pronounce with the accompaniment of a sibilant sound or soundsTo change into or pronounce with the accompaniment of a sibilant sound or sounds.
Meaning
2 sensesTo change into or pronounce with the accompaniment of a sibilant sound or sounds.
change into a sibilant
To change by assibilation.
Origin
From Latin assībilātus (“murmured, whispered at, hissed”), past participle of assībilō (“hFrom Latin assībilātus (“murmured, whispered at, hissed”), past participle of assībilō (“hiss at”, verb), from ad (“at”) + sībilō (“hiss”, verb), from sībilus (“a hissing, whistling”), of imitative origin.
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Forms
assibilates, assibilating, assibilated, assibilated| Base form | assibilate · to assibilate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | assibilates |
| Present participle | assibilating |
| Past simple | assibilated |
| Past participle | assibilated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedunassibilated
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle