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overtake

How many syllables in overtake?

  3 syllables

Divide overtake into syllables:   o-ver-take
Primary syllable stress:   o-ver-take
Secondary syllable stress:   o-ver-take
How to pronounce overtake:   oh-ver-teyk
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Synonyms for overtake


1 syllable
  • hit
  • strike
  • pass
2 syllables
  • assail
  • go past
  • outshine
  • engulf
  • outdo
  • surpass
3 syllables
4 syllables
  • take by surprise
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    What rhymes with overtake

    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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