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excavate

How many syllables in excavate?

  3 syllables

Divide excavate into syllables:   ex-ca-vate
Stressed syllable in excavate:   ex-ca-vate
How to pronounce excavate:   eks-kuh-veyt
How to say excavate:

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Synonyms for excavate


1 syllable
  • dig
  • mine
  • grub
2 syllables
  • burrow
  • dig out
  • exhume
  • deepen
  • dig up
  • unearth
3 syllables
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    What rhymes with excavate

    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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