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delegate

How many syllables in delegate?

  3 syllables

Divide delegate into syllables:   del-e-gate
Stressed syllable in delegate:   del-e-gate
How to say delegate:

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Synonyms for delegate


1 syllable
  • choose
  • give
2 syllables
  • agent
  • appoint
  • commit
  • detail
  • elect
  • envoy
  • mouthpiece
  • order
  • allot
  • assign
  • depute
  • devolve
  • entrust
  • farm out
  • offload
  • pass on
3 syllables
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5 syllables
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What rhymes with delegate

3 syllables
4 syllables
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