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assibilate vs sibilate

sibilate vs assibilate

assibilate and sibilate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
assibilate No No Yes No
sibilate No No Yes No
As verbs, sibilate is a hypernym of assibilate; that is, sibilate is a word with a broader meaning than assibilate:
  • assibilate: insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound)
  • sibilate: utter a sibilant
assibilate (verb) sibilate (verb)
change into a sibilant make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound) express or utter with a hiss
utter a sibilant
pronounce with an initial sibilant
Difference between assibilate and sibilate

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