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penetrate

How many syllables in penetrate?

  3 syllables

Divide penetrate into syllables:   pen-e-trate
Stressed syllable in penetrate:   pen-e-trate
How to pronounce penetrate:   pen-i-treyt
How to say penetrate:

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Synonyms for penetrate


1 syllable
  • breach
  • pierce
  • grasp
2 syllables
  • break in
  • breakthrough
  • diffuse
  • enter
  • go in
  • infuse
  • puncture
  • soak in
3 syllables
  • creep into
  • imbue with
  • percolate
  • see into
  • understand
5 syllables
  • make a way into
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    What rhymes with penetrate

    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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