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initiate

How many syllables in initiate?

  4 syllables

Divide initiate into syllables:   in-i-ti-ate
Stressed syllable in initiate:   in-i-ti-ate
How to say initiate:

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Synonyms for initiate


1 syllable
  • cause
  • pledge
  • spawn
  • found
  • spark
  • start
2 syllables
  • begin
  • greenhorn
  • open
  • create
  • induct
3 syllables
  • awaken
  • introduce
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What rhymes with initiate

3 syllables
    4 syllables
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