ALLITERATE


Meaning of ALLITERATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈli-tə-ˌrāt ]

verb

( -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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.