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instigate

How many syllables in instigate?

  3 syllables

Divide instigate into syllables:   in-sti-gate
Stressed syllable in instigate:   in-sti-gate
How to pronounce instigate:   in-sti-geyt
How to say instigate:

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Synonyms for instigate


1 syllable
  • cause
  • start
  • prompt
2 syllables
  • begin
  • set off
3 syllables
4 syllables
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What rhymes with instigate

3 syllables
4 syllables
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