alliterate
US/əˈlɪ.tə.ɹeɪt/
alliterate verb: to exhibit alliteration.
Verb
alliterate (third-person singular simple present alliterates, present participle alliterating, simple past and past participle alliterated)
- To exhibit alliteration.
- Synonyms:
- alliterize
- 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.1888, George Theodore Dippold, Richard Wagner's Poem the Ring of the Nibelung: Explained and in Part Translated
alliterate meaning in Tamil
alliterate in Tamil
- மோனைப்படுத்து, முதலெழுத்தை ஒன்றுபடுத்து
Synonyms of alliterate
Forms of alliterate
| third-person singular present | alliterates |
|---|---|
| present participle | alliterating |
| past participle | alliterated |
| past | alliterated |
Origin of alliterate
Back-formation from alliteration.
Words formed from alliterate
Questions about alliterate
- What does alliterate mean?
- Alliterate means to exhibit alliteration.
- What is alliterate in Tamil?
- Alliterate in Tamil is மோனைப்படுத்து, முதலெழுத்தை ஒன்றுபடுத்து. See Alliterate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is alliterate?
- Alliterate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce alliterate?
- Alliterate is pronounced /əˈlɪ.tə.ɹeɪt/ (US).
- What is the past tense of alliterate?
- The past tense of alliterate is alliterated.
Words near alliterate in the dictionary
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