alliterate

verb

al·​lit·​er·​ate ə-ˈli-tə-ˌrāt 

alliterated; alliterating

intransitive verb

1

: to form an alliteration

2

: to write or speak alliteratively

transitive verb

: to arrange or place so as to make alliteration

alliterate syllables in a sentence

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from alliteration

First Known Use

1739, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1