alliterate

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alliterate

  • /əˈlɪ.tə.ɹeɪt/ US
  • [əˈlɪ.ɾə.ɹeɪt] US

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Back-formation from alliteration.

verb alliterates · alliterating · alliterated

  1. intransitive To exhibit alliteration.

    Similar: alliterize

  2. transitive To use (a word or sound) so as to make alliteration. It is a strophe of six lines, of which the first and second and the fourth and fifth belong together, while the third and sixth are independently alliterated.

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verb to exhibit alliteration

Portuguêsaliterar
Françaisallitérer

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@misc{alliterate_2026,
  title = {alliterate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alliterate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}