Words that rhyme with alliterate
Alliterate is a 4-syllable word with 197 perfect rhymes. The most popular rhymes are execrate, accelerate, administrate.
Definition of alliterate
verb
- use alliteration as a form of poetry
2 syllables
- aerate
- airfreight
- await
- backdate
- berate
- borate
- castrate
- chlorate
- citrate
- collate
- conflate
- debate
- filtrate
- frustrate
- gyrate
- hydrate
- ingrate
- irate
- lustrate
- narrate
- nitrate
- oblate
- orate
- ornate
- portrait
- postdate
- predate
- prorate
- prostrate
- quadrate
- relate
- restate
- serrate
- sodium
- substrate
- titrate
- translate
- update
- upstate
- vibrate
- derate
- lyrate
- arete
- deaerate
- clathrate
- librate
- tartrate
- abate
- ferrate
- picrate
- disrate
- distraite
- stearate
- quorate
3 syllables
- execrate
- adumbrate
- arbitrate
- aspirate
- calibrate
- camphorate
- celebrate
- cerebrate
- concentrate
- consecrate
- cooperate
- decorate
- deflagrate
- dehydrate
- demonstrate
- denigrate
- desecrate
- emigrate
- emirate
- federate
- generate
- illustrate
- immigrate
- indurate
- infiltrate
- integrate
- iterate
- lacerate
- liberate
- lucubrate
- macerate
- magistrate
- maturate
- meliorate
- moderate
- operate
- orchestrate
- overrate
- penetrate
- perforate
- perorate
- perpetrate
- reintegrate
- reiterate
- remonstrate
- saturate
- separate
- sequestrate
- suppurate
- tolerate
- transmigrate
- ulcerate
- underrate
- venerate
- vertebrate
- obturate
- perchlorate
- butyrate
- fenestrate
- impetrate
- triturate
- depurate
- deuterate
- obsecrate
- phosphorate
- respirate
- sulphurate
- tellurate
- rehydrate
- inquorate
4 syllables
- accelerate
- administrate
- adulterate
- agglomerate
- ameliorate
- asseverate
- carbohydrate
- coelenterate
- collaborate
- commemorate
- commiserate
- confederate
- conglomerate
- corroborate
- decelerate
- deconsecrate
- defenestrate
- degenerate
- deliberate
- deteriorate
- disintegrate
- elaborate
- enumerate
- equilibrate
- evaporate
- eviscerate
- exaggerate
- exasperate
- exhilarate
- exonerate
- expectorate
- exuberate
- inaugurate
- incarcerate
- incinerate
- incorporate
- invertebrate
- invigorate
- itinerate
- obliterate
- preponderate
- proliferate
- recuperate
- redecorate
- refrigerate
- regenerate
- remunerate
- reverberate
- transliterate
- vituperate
- vociferate
- decerebrate
- edulcorate
- perseverate
- concelebrate
- desiderate
- impenetrate
- redintegrate
5 syllables
What do these rhymes mean?
- accelerate
- move faster; "The car accelerated" cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"
- administrate
- work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of; "administer a program"; "she administers the funds"
- adulterate
- mixed with impurities corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
- adumbrate
- describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book
- execrate
- find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats" curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine
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Rhyming tips for songwriters
When using "alliterate" in your lyrics, consider mixing perfect rhymes with near rhymes (slant rhymes) for a more natural flow. Perfect rhymes like execrate, accelerate, administrate create a satisfying resolution, while slant rhymes add variety and keep listeners engaged.
Since "alliterate" has 4 syllables, try matching it with words of similar length for a balanced meter. Multi-syllable rhymes often sound more sophisticated than single-syllable pairs.