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alliterate

verb

/əˈlɪtəreɪt/

Meaning

to repeat the same consonant sound at the beginning of words in a phrase or sentence

The poet often alliterates words to create rhythm.

repeat, echo, rhyme, iterate

differ, vary

alliterate words, alliterate sounds, poet alliterates, alliterate phrases

To put something down carefully in a flat position.

to reduce something to the smallest possible amount or degree

To take in and understand fully; to absorb and integrate ideas, knowledge, or experience.

To give up any authority, responsibility, or property.

to make or enact laws

to go beyond the limits of a moral law, command, or boundary; to sin