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Words related to assimilation

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  • regressive assimilation

    assimilation in which a following sound has an effect on a preceding one, as in pronouncing have in have to as [haf] /hæf/ (Show IPA) influenced by the voiceless (t) in to.

  • progressive assimilation

    assimilation in which a preceding sound has an effect on a following one, as in shortening captain to cap'm rather than cap'n.

  • anticipatory assimilation

    assimilation in which a following sound has an effect on a preceding one, as in pronouncing have in have to as [haf] /hæf/ (Show IPA) influenced by the voiceless (t) in to.

  • -est

    You add -est to many short adjectives to form superlatives. For example, the superlative of 'nice' is 'nicest'; the superlative of 'happy' is 'happiest'. You also add it to some adverbs that do not end in -ly. For example, the superlative of 'soon' is 'soonest'.

  • amebocyte

    any cell capable of moving like an amoeba, esp. one that floats freely in the blood or other body fluids, such as a white blood corpuscle

  • apperceive

    to be aware of perceiving
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