1. to use or exhibit assonance; to correspond in sound, especially in vowel sounds
Usage: literary; technical

Examples

• The poet assonates the words 'lake' and 'fate' to create a subtle musical effect.
• In the line 'the cat sat on the mat,' the repeated 'a' sounds assonates throughout.
• These vowel sounds assonates to give the passage a flowing, melodic quality.
• The author deliberately assonates similar vowels to enhance the poem's rhythm.
• When words assonates, they create internal rhymes that please the ear.