Definitions for alliterate

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alliterate al·lit·er·ate

Spelling: [uh-lit-uh-reyt]

IPA: /əˈlɪt əˌreɪt/

Alliterate is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 314 anagrams from letters in alliterate (aaeeillrtt).

Definitions for alliterate

verb (used with object)

1. to compose or arrange with alliteration:

verb (used without object)

1. to show alliteration:
2. to use alliteration:

Origin of alliterate

First recorded in 1810-20; back formation from alliteration

Examples for alliterate

Members of the families in Beowulf which we have reason to think historic bear names which alliterate the one with the other.