assibilate

英 [əsɪbɪ'lɑːtiː] 美 [əsɪbɪ'lɑːtiː]

• 使成咝擦音

英英释义

Verb:

1. insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound)

2. change into a sibilant;

   "In the syllable /si/, the /s/ sibilates in Japanese"