Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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verb
To change into or pronounce with the accompaniment of a sibilant sound or sounds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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verb
To change by assibilation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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verb
change into a sibilant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: change
verb
insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sibilate
History
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.
