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assibilate.

To change into or pronounce with the accompaniment of a sibilant sound or sounds.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To change into or pronounce with the accompaniment of a sibilant sound or sounds.

  2. To change by assibilation.

Where this word comes from

From 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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