- Assonate
- Assonate As"so*nate, v. i. [L. assonare, assonatum, to respond to.] To correspond in sound. [1913 Webster]
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Assonate
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assonate — verb To correspond in (particularly vowel) sounds. Part of the magic of her poetry was her ability to have her words assonate in the most propitious places … Wiktionary
assonate — as·so·nate … English syllables
assonate — /ˈæsəneɪt/ (say asuhnayt) verb (i) (assonated, assonating) 1. to have corresponding vowel sounds. 2. to use assonance …
assonate — verb correspond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance The accented vowels assonated in this poem • Derivationally related forms: ↑assonant, ↑assonance • Hypernyms: ↑rhyme, ↑rime • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
assonant — adjective 1. having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables note the assonant words and syllables in tilting at windmills • Similar to: ↑same • Derivationally related forms: ↑assonate,… … Useful english dictionary
Old French — Spoken in northern France, parts of Belgium (Wallonia) and Switzerland, England, Ireland, Kingdom of Sicily, Principality of Antioch, Kingdom of Cyprus Extinct evolved into Middle French by the 14th century … Wikipedia
Haroun and the Sea of Stories — Infobox Book name = Haroun and the Sea of Stories title orig = translator = image caption = 1991 Penguin paperback edition cover author = Salman Rushdie illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre =… … Wikipedia
accord — Synonyms and related words: OK, accede to, accept, acceptance, acclamation, accommodate, accommodate with, accommodation, accord to, accordance, acquiescence, adapt, adapt to, adaptation, adaption, addition, adjunct, adjust, adjust to, adjustment … Moby Thesaurus
atone — Synonyms and related words: accord, answer, appease, assonate, atone for, attune, be harmonious, be in tune, blend, chime, chord, compensate, conciliate, cover, do penance, expiate, fill up, give and take, give satisfaction, harmonize, indemnify … Moby Thesaurus
attune — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, accord, adapt, adjust, adjust to, agree, assimilate, assonate, atone, balance, be harmonious, be in tune, blend, capacitate, chime, chord, compensate, condition, conform, coordinate, counterbalance, cut to … Moby Thesaurus
