v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' li-t ə - ˌ r ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
Etymology: back-formation from alliteration
Date: 1776
intransitive verb
1 : to form an alliteration
2 : to write or speak alliteratively
transitive verb : to arrange or place so as to make alliteration < alliterate syllables in a sentence>