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assibilate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
as-si-bi-late
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

verb

To change by assibilation.

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: assībilātus

Inflected Forms

assibilates (present, singular) assibilating (participle, present) assibilated (participle, past) assibilated (past)

Derived Forms

unassibilated

Questions

What does assibilate mean?
To change into or pronounce with the accompaniment of a sibilant sound or sounds.
Where does assibilate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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