English verb: assibilate | |||
1. | assibilate (communication) insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound) | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sibilate | ||
2. | assibilate (change) change into a sibilant | ||
Samples | In the syllable /si/, the /s/ sibilates in Japanese. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||