HyperDic: assonate

English > 1 sense of the word assonate:
VERBstativeassonatecorrespond in vowel sounds
English > assonate: 1 sense > verb 1, stative
Meaningcorrespond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance.
PatternSomething ----s
Example"The accented vowels assonated in this poem"
Broaderrhyme, rimeBe similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable
Spanishasonar
Adjectivesassonanthaving the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables
assonanthaving the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables
Nounsassonancethe repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words

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