verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To correspond or exhibit agreement in (particularly vowel) sounds. rare

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

2. 2
   correspond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance wordnet

Synonyms

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accordatoneattuneblendchimechord

Example

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

Etymology

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

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