assonant vs assonate

assonant is an adjective but assonate is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assonant	No	Yes	No	No
assonate	No	No	Yes	No

assonant (adjective)	assonate (adjective)
having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables
having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables

assonant (verb)	assonate (verb)
	correspond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance