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alliterate

al·lit·er·ate [ ə líttə ràyt ] (past and past participle al·lit·er·at·ed, present participle al·lit·er·at·ing, 3rd person present singular al·lit·er·ates)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb begin with same consonant: to begin consecutive or neighboring words with the same consonant sound, or contain such sound matches

2. transitive and intransitive verb use alliteration: to use alliteration in speaking or writing, or arrange words or construct sentences so as to achieve the effect of alliteration

[Late 18th century. Back-formation <alliteration]

al·lit·er·a·tive [ ə líttə ràytiv, ə líttə rətiv ] adjective
al·lit·er·a·tive·ly adverb
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