regressive assimilation

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noun Phonetics.

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

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Also called anticipatory assimilation.

Compare progressive assimilation.

Origin of regressive assimilation

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby regressive assimilation

regreet, regress, regression, regression analysis, regressive, regressive assimilation, regressive staining, regressive tax, regret, regretful, regrettable

How to use regressive assimilation in a sentence

Actors can inhabit the person through the sheer force of their assimilation.
Why Can’t Movies Capture Genius?|Clive Irving|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Today, Turkey in the German imagination has mostly to do with immigration, assimilation, and EU membership.
The 20th-Century Dictator Most Idolized by Hitler|William O’Connor|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The assimilation-fiend, Coco Conners (Teyonah Parris), harbors shame over her dark skin and black-sounding name, Colandrea.
‘Dear White People’: How An Ex-Publicist’s Twitter Became One of the Year’s Most Important Films|Marlow Stern|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Conway refers to the other important factors as the “three ‘A’s”: air conditioning, assimilation, and airfare.
The Ghost Hotels of the Catskills|Brandon Presser|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Assimilation was more urgent that it may have been for other immigrants.
How Jews Created American Modernism|Andrew Romano|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A method of Vacuity pure and simple—the exact opposite of Mental Assimilation.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Sylvan scenes, with a dash of human savagery in the foreground, form the best relief for a too-extended assimilation of books.
Mystery Ranch|Arthur Chapman
Digestibility, ease and completeness of assimilation count a great deal, and are the sole determining factors in cases of illness.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
Phosphorus has the property of combining with lime and increasing the lime assimilation.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
The food changes in connection with digestion, assimilation, and elimination, can take place only in the presence of water.
The Mother and Her Child|William S. Sadler