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assibilate, v.|əˈsɪbɪleɪt|
[f. L. assībilāt- ppl. stem of ads-, assībilāre, f. ad to + sībilāre to hiss. Cf. F. assibiler.]
To give a sibilant or hissing sound to.
1844Donaldson Varron. 218 Two different values of the Greek ζ, which was a dental, either assibilated (as σδ) or softened (as δς). 1861Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. VIII. 361 The second step consists in y being assibilated in sh. |