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decapitate

How many syllables in decapitate?

  4 syllables

Divide decapitate into syllables:   de-cap-i-tate
Stressed syllable in decapitate:   de-cap-i-tate
How to pronounce decapitate:   dih-kap-i-teyt
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Synonyms for decapitate


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      What rhymes with decapitate

      3 syllables
        4 syllables
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