ASSONATE

assonate

(verb) correspond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance; “The accented vowels assonated in this poem”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

assonate (third-person singular simple present assonates, present participle assonating, simple past and past participle assonated)

To correspond in (particularly vowel) sounds.

Anagrams

• asatones

Source: Wiktionary


As"so*nate, v. i. Etym: [L. assonare, assonatum, to respond to.]

Definition: To correspond in sound.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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