Dictionary
regres'sive assimila'tion
Phonet.
assimilation in which a following sound has an effect on a preceding one, as in pronouncing
have in
have to as (haf), influenced by the voiceless (t) in
to. Also called
anticipatory assimilation. Cf.
progressive assimilation. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.