verb (used without object), al·lit·er·at·ed, al·lit·er·at·ing.
- to show alliteration: In “Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran,” the “r” alliterates.
- to use alliteration: Swinburne often alliterates.
verb (used with object), al·lit·er·at·ed, al·lit·er·at·ing.
- to compose or arrange with alliteration: He alliterates the “w’s” in that line.
verb
- to contain or cause to contain alliteration
- (intr) to speak or write using alliteration
v.“to use alliteration,” 1776 (implied in alliterated), back-formation from alliteration, on analogy of obliterate. Related: Alliterating.