v. t. [ L. assibilatus, p. p. of assibilare to hiss out; ad + sibilare to hiss. ] To make sibilant; to change to a sibilant. J. Peile. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Change of a non-sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of -tion to -shun, duke to ditch. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Heb. khāsad to be pious. ] One of a body of devoted Jews who opposed the Hellenistic Jews, and supported the Asmoneans. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. assidens, p. pr. of assid&unr_;re to sit by: cf. F. assident. See Assession. ] (Med.) Usually attending a disease, but not always;
a. [ L. assiduatus, p. p. of assiduare to use assiduously. ] Unremitting; assiduous. [ Obs. ] “Assiduate labor.” Fabyan. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
I have, with much pains and assiduity, qualified myself for a nomenclator. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. assiduus, fr. assid&unr_;re to sit near or close; ad + sedēre to sit. See Sit. ]
She grows more assiduous in her attendance. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
To weary him with my assiduous cries. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ OE. asegen, OF. asegier, F. assiéger, fr. LL. assediare, assidiare, to besiege. See Siege. ] To besiege. [ Obs. ] “Assieged castles.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A siege. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. assientiste, Sp. asentista. ] A shareholder of the Assiento company; one of the parties to the Assiento contract. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]