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alliterateenUK
alliterateto use two or more words having the same initial sound, as in: Sister Suzie sews shirts for sixty-six seasick sailors.
Not to be confused with:illiterate – unable to read and write; having little or no formal education: He has a lot of native intelligence but he is illiterate.al·lit·er·ate A0212900 (ə-lĭt′ə-rāt′)v. al·lit·er·at·ed, al·lit·er·at·ing, al·lit·er·ates v.intr.1. To use alliteration in speech or writing.2. To have or contain alliteration.v.tr. To form or arrange with alliteration.
[Back-formation from alliteration.]alliterate (əˈlɪtəˌreɪt) vb1. (Poetry) to contain or cause to contain alliteration2. (Poetry) (intr) to speak or write using alliterational•lit•er•ate (əˈlɪt əˌreɪt)
v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.i. 1. to show alliteration. 2. to use alliteration. v.t. 3. to compose or arrange with alliteration. [1810–20] alliterate
Past participle: alliterated
Gerund: alliterating
| Imperative |
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| alliterate | | alliterate |
| Present |
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| I alliterate | | you alliterate | | he/she/it alliterates | | we alliterate | | you alliterate | | they alliterate |
| Preterite |
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| I alliterated | | you alliterated | | he/she/it alliterated | | we alliterated | | you alliterated | | they alliterated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am alliterating | | you are alliterating | | he/she/it is alliterating | | we are alliterating | | you are alliterating | | they are alliterating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have alliterated | | you have alliterated | | he/she/it has alliterated | | we have alliterated | | you have alliterated | | they have alliterated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was alliterating | | you were alliterating | | he/she/it was alliterating | | we were alliterating | | you were alliterating | | they were alliterating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had alliterated | | you had alliterated | | he/she/it had alliterated | | we had alliterated | | you had alliterated | | they had alliterated |
| Future |
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| I will alliterate | | you will alliterate | | he/she/it will alliterate | | we will alliterate | | you will alliterate | | they will alliterate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have alliterated | | you will have alliterated | | he/she/it will have alliterated | | we will have alliterated | | you will have alliterated | | they will have alliterated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be alliterating | | you will be alliterating | | he/she/it will be alliterating | | we will be alliterating | | you will be alliterating | | they will be alliterating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been alliterating | | you have been alliterating | | he/she/it has been alliterating | | we have been alliterating | | you have been alliterating | | they have been alliterating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been alliterating | | you will have been alliterating | | he/she/it will have been alliterating | | we will have been alliterating | | you will have been alliterating | | they will have been alliterating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been alliterating | | you had been alliterating | | he/she/it had been alliterating | | we had been alliterating | | you had been alliterating | | they had been alliterating |
| Conditional |
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| I would alliterate | | you would alliterate | | he/she/it would alliterate | | we would alliterate | | you would alliterate | | they would alliterate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have alliterated | | you would have alliterated | | he/she/it would have alliterated | | we would have alliterated | | you would have alliterated | | they would have alliterated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | alliterate - use alliteration as a form of poetrypoesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical formrhyme, rime - compose rhymes |
TranslationsMedicalSeealliterationalliterateenUK
Words related to alliterateverb use alliteration as a form of poetryRelated Words- poesy
- poetry
- verse
- rhyme
- rime
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