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prescribe

How many syllables in prescribe?

  2 syllables

Divide prescribe into syllables:   pre-scribe
Stressed syllable in prescribe:   pre-scribe
How to pronounce prescribe:   pri-skrahyb
How to say prescribe:

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What rhymes with prescribe

1 syllable
  • bribe
  • scribe
  • tribe
  • gibe
  • scribed
  • vibe
2 syllables
3 syllables
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