verb
- to correspond in sound; to have or exhibit assonance
Usage: literary; linguistics
Examples
- The repeated vowel sounds in the poem assonate throughout the stanza.
- The words 'lake' and 'fate' assonate because they share the same vowel sound.
- In her verse, she chose words that assonate to create a musical quality.
- The 'o' sounds in 'home' and 'stone' assonate with each other.
- Poets often assonate words to enhance the rhythm and flow of their work.