assonate meaning

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assonate (verb): correspond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance.

Definition of assonate

  1. correspond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance
    • The accented vowels assonated in this poem

    Type of: rhyme

    Related forms: assonant, assonance

Word lists: words starting with AS · words ending in TE · 8-letter words

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