assibilate
assibilate verb: to change into or pronounce with the accompaniment of a sibilant sound or sounds.
Verb
assibilate (third-person singular simple present assibilates, present participle assibilating, simple past and past participle assibilated)
- To change into or pronounce with the accompaniment of a sibilant sound or sounds.
- To change by assibilation.
assibilate meaning in Tamil
assibilate in Tamil
- பாம்புபோல் சீறொலி செய்
Forms of assibilate
| third-person singular present | assibilates |
|---|---|
| present participle | assibilating |
| past participle | assibilated |
| past | assibilated |
Origin of assibilate
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.
Words formed from assibilate
Questions about assibilate
- What does assibilate mean?
- Assibilate means to change into or pronounce with the accompaniment of a sibilant sound or sounds.
- What is assibilate in Tamil?
- Assibilate in Tamil is பாம்புபோல் சீறொலி செய். See Assibilate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is assibilate?
- Assibilate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of assibilate?
- The past tense of assibilate is assibilated.
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