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contaminate

How many syllables in contaminate?

  4 syllables

Divide contaminate into syllables:   con-tam-i-nate
Stressed syllable in contaminate:   con-tam-i-nate
How to say contaminate:

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Synonyms for contaminate


1 syllable
  • foul
  • taint
  • stain
2 syllables
  • befoul
  • infect
  • sully
  • dirty
  • pollute
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with contaminate

    3 syllables
      4 syllables
      5 syllables
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