assibilate

verb

as·sib·i·late

əˈsibəˌlāt,

aˈ-,

usually -āt + V

-ed/-ing/-s

transitive verb

: to introduce a sibilant sound after or less often before

z was an assibilated d in primitive Greek—either \\dz\\ or \\zd\\

: to convert to or replace by a sibilant sound or a sound of which a sibilant is one constituent (as when the pronunciation \\ˈindyən\\ for Indian becomes \\ˈinjən\\; \\j\\ = \\d\\ + \\zh\\)

intransitive verb

: to change by introducing a sibilant sound

(noninitial) Indo-European ti (unless preceded by s) assibilates (through palatalization) to si

G. U. Bonfante

单词	assibilate
释义	assibilate verb as·sib·i·late əˈsibəˌlāt, aˈ-, usually -āt + V -ed/-ing/-s transitive verb 1 : to introduce a sibilant sound after or less often before z was an assibilated d in primitive Greek—either \\dz\\ or \\zd\\ 2 : to convert to or replace by a sibilant sound or a sound of which a sibilant is one constituent (as when the pronunciation \\ˈindyən\\ for Indian becomes \\ˈinjən\\; \\j\\ = \\d\\ + \\zh\\) intransitive verb : to change by introducing a sibilant sound (noninitial) Indo-European ti (unless preceded by s) assibilates (through palatalization) to si G. U. Bonfante Word History Etymology ad- + sibilate
随便看	cool head cool it cool off or down cool one's heels cool out iddingsite IDDM ide IDE idea idea man idea'd ideaed ideaistic ideal ideal engine ideal gas ideal point ideal realism ideal solution forcefulnesses forceless forcemeat forcemeats forcement

assibilate

verb

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