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Word: Assonate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Latin assonatus, past participle of assonare (see assonance)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈasəneɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a word or line) have a sound, especially a vowel sound, that corresponds to another
Short Definition:(of word or line) have vowel sound that corresponds to another
Examples:- the device recurs in stanza III, using fail to assonate with rain
- all the lines rhyme or assonate
- the assonating phrase sweet sleep
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