How Do You Spell ASSIBILATE?

Pronunciation: [ɐsˈɪbɪlˌe͡ɪt] (IPA)

Assibilate is a word that means to pronounce with a sharp hissing sound, like the letter "s". The IPA phonetic transcription for this word is /əˈsɪbɪleɪt/. It is spelled with the prefix "assi-" meaning "to hiss", and the suffix "-ilate" meaning "to make like". The "ss" in the prefix represents the hissing sound, while the "i" in the suffix is pronounced like "eye". Assibilate is a rare word in everyday usage but can be useful in certain contexts such as linguistics and phonetics.

ASSIBILATE Meaning and Definition

1. Assibilate is a verb that refers to the act of pronouncing a consonant with a marked sibilant quality, that is, producing a hissing or whistling sound. When a speaker assibilates a consonant, they make it sound like the consonant "s" or "sh." This process usually occurs when a non-sibilant consonant becomes sibilant due to certain phonetic environments.

   Assibilating a consonant typically involves producing a high-frequency noise, either by narrowing the passage of airflow or by redirecting it over the edge of the tongue or teeth. For example, when the non-sibilant "t" is assibilated, it transforms into the hissing sound "s." Similarly, the non-sibilant "d" can be assibilated into the sound "z."

   Assibilate is commonly used in linguistic or phonetic contexts to describe the specific act of converting a non-sibilant consonant into a sibilant one. This term allows for the identification and study of phonetic changes within languages, especially in relation to historical sound shifts, regional dialects, or phonetic influences.

   Furthermore, assibilate can also be used metaphorically to describe someone speaking with a sharp, hissing, or sibilant quality. In this figurative sense, it suggests that the speaker's words are delivered in such a way as to be cutting, critical, or harsh in tone.

Common Misspellings for ASSIBILATE

• zssibilate
• sssibilate
• wssibilate
• qssibilate
• aasibilate
• azsibilate
• axsibilate
• adsibilate
• aesibilate
• awsibilate
• asaibilate
• aszibilate
• asxibilate
• asdibilate
• aseibilate
• aswibilate
• assubilate
• assjbilate
• asskbilate

Etymology of ASSIBILATE

The word "assibilate" comes from the Latin term "assibilatus", which is the past participle of "assibilare". In Latin, "ad" means "to" or "towards", and "sibilare" refers to "hissing". Therefore, "assibilare" denotes the action of hissing towards or to something. It is then derived from the word "sibilus", meaning "hissing", which is also the source of the English word "sibilant" (a linguistic term to describe sounds produced with a hissing quality). Over time, "assibilate" emerged in English with a related meaning: to pronounce a sound with a sibilant quality, particularly when it involves replacing a non-sibilant sound with a sibilant one.

Similar spelling words for ASSIBILATE

• assibiliate,
• assibilation.

Conjugate verb Assibilate

CONDITIONAL

I would assibilate

you would assibilate

he/she/it would assibilate

we would assibilate

they would assibilate

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be assibilating

you would be assibilating

he/she/it would be assibilating

we would be assibilating

they would be assibilating

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have assibilate

you would have assibilate

he/she/it would have assibilate

we would have assibilate

they would have assibilate

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been assibilating

you would have been assibilating

he/she/it would have been assibilating

we would have been assibilating

they would have been assibilating

FUTURE

I will assibilate

you will assibilate

he/she/it will assibilate

we will assibilate

they will assibilate

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be assibilating

you will be assibilating

he/she/it will be assibilating

we will be assibilating

they will be assibilating

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have assibilated

you will have assibilated

he/she/it will have assibilated

we will have assibilated

they will have assibilated

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been assibilating

you will have been assibilating

he/she/it will have been assibilating

we will have been assibilating

they will have been assibilating

IMPERATIVE

you assibilate

we let´s assibilate

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to assibilate

PAST

I assibilated

you assibilated

he/she/it assibilated

we assibilated

they assibilated

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was assibilating

you were assibilating

he/she/it was assibilating

we were assibilating

they were assibilating

PAST PARTICIPLE

assibilated

PAST PERFECT

I had assibilated

you had assibilated

he/she/it had assibilated

we had assibilated

they had assibilated

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been assibilating

you had been assibilating

he/she/it had been assibilating

we had been assibilating

they had been assibilating

PRESENT

I assibilate

you assibilate

he/she/it assibilates

we assibilate

they assibilate

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am assibilating

you are assibilating

he/she/it is assibilating

we are assibilating

they are assibilating

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

assibilating

PRESENT PERFECT

I have assibilated

you have assibilated

he/she/it has assibilated

we have assibilated

they have assibilated

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been assibilating

you have been assibilating

he/she/it has been assibilating

we have been assibilating

they have been assibilating