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assonate

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To correspond or exhibit agreement in (particularly vowel) sounds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing

Examples

  • Part of the magic of her poetry was her ability to have her words assonate in the most propitious places.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

correspond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The accented vowels assonated in this poem

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rhyme, rime

History

Etymology

From Latin assonō, from ad (“to, towards”) + sonō (“to sound, resound”).