Etymology

assibilate

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Today it means: To change into or pronounce with the accompaniment of a sibilant sound or sounds. Full definition →

Latin assībilātus
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  1. Latin · derived fromassībilātus“murmured, whispered at, hissed”
  2. English todayassibilate

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.

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