| 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 | ||