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preserve

How many syllables in preserve?

  2 syllables

Divide preserve into syllables:   pre-serve
Stressed syllable in preserve:   pre-serve
How to pronounce preserve:   pri-zurv
How to say preserve:

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Synonyms for preserve


1 syllable
  • can
  • jam
  • realm
  • sphere
  • field
  • keep
  • save
2 syllables
  • ambit
  • conserve
  • domain
  • enshrine
  • maintain
  • protect
  • retain
  • sustain
  • care for
  • defend
  • embalm
  • jelly
  • pickle
  • reserve
  • safeguard
  • uphold
3 syllables
  • carry on
  • game reserve
  • marmalade
  • continue
  • marinate
  • mummify
4 syllables
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What rhymes with preserve

1 syllable
  • curve
  • d'oh
  • mirv
  • serv
  • swerve
  • d'oeuvre
  • merv
  • nerve
  • serve
2 syllables
  • conserve
  • disserve
  • observe
  • oeuvres
  • reserve
  • unnerve
  • deserve
  • incurve
  • oeuvre
  • recurve
  • subserve
3 syllables
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