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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 | ThesaurusVerb | 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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