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embellish

How many syllables in embellish?

  3 syllables

Divide embellish into syllables:   em-bel-lish
Stressed syllable in embellish:   em-bel-lish
How to pronounce embellish:   em-bel-ish
How to say embellish:

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Synonyms for embellish


1 syllable
  • grace
  • trim
  • spice
2 syllables
  • adorn
  • enhance
  • festoon
  • increase
  • emboss
  • enlarge
  • garnish
  • inflate
3 syllables
  • beautify
  • dramatize
  • make fancy
  • overdo
4 syllables
  • elaborate
  • make elegant
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What rhymes with embellish

2 syllables
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    3 syllables
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