Words that rhyme with operate
Top rhymes for operate
great, state, wait and late
413 common words rhyme with operate. The most common are great, state, wait and late.
Perfect rhymes for operate
1 syllable
2 syllables
- create
- estate
- update
- debate
- relate
- donate
- mandate
- locate
- translate
- teammate
- roommate
- lightweight
- prostate
- substrate
- await
- dictate
- rotate
- inmate
- innate
- migrate
- classmate
- upstate
- rebate
- nitrate
- equate
- ornate
- sulfate
- probate
- primate
- magnate
- stalemate
- hydrate
- tailgate
- inflate
- frustrate
- checkmate
- negate
- playmate
- narrate
- irate
- sedate
- clickbait
- abate
- prelate
- mutate
- deflate
- predate
- sulphate
- nameplate
- breastplate
- stagnate
- restate
- berate
- dilate
- collate
- conflate
- castrate
- deadweight
- schoolmate
- fixate
- downstate
- birthrate
- cheapskate
- truncate
- oblate
- shipmate
- floodgate
- tristate
3 syllables
- separate
- graduate
- celebrate
- indicate
- estimate
- moderate
- generate
- advocate
- demonstrate
- alternate
- concentrate
- intimate
- adequate
- interstate
- educate
- calculate
- dominate
- regulate
- tolerate
- cooperate
- hesitate
- compensate
- activate
- overweight
- integrate
- illustrate
- magistrate
- delegate
- navigate
- stimulate
- terminate
- heavyweight
- isolate
- motivate
- duplicate
- nominate
- penetrate
- replicate
- mitigate
- recreate
- dedicate
- syndicate
- speculate
- simulate
- cultivate
- contemplate
- emulate
- elevate
- surrogate
- designate
- decorate
- escalate
- appellate
- allocate
- imitate
- complicate
- meditate
- infiltrate
- liberate
- formulate
- carbonate
- correlate
- resonate
- circulate
- desolate
- acetate
- animate
- innovate
- mediate
- propagate
- reinstate
- automate
- irritate
- deviate
- renovate
- consummate
- alienate
- middleweight
- legislate
- fluctuate
- incarnate
- detonate
- vertebrate
- radiate
- dissipate
- confiscate
- congregate
- emigrate
- fabricate
- glutamate
- gravitate
- laminate
- populate
- conjugate
- suffocate
- welterweight
- predicate
- implicate
- insulate
- underweight
- urinate
- aggravate
- liquidate
- calibrate
- stipulate
- condensate
- instigate
- emirate
- culminate
- hibernate
- overstate
- segregate
- silicate
- abdicate
- counterweight
- excavate
- orchestrate
- featherweight
- agitate
- germinate
- permeate
- devastate
- immigrate
- postulate
- denigrate
- extricate
- marinate
- irrigate
- obligate
- saturate
- procreate
- captivate
- levitate
- boilerplate
- emanate
- fascinate
- decimate
- impregnate
- medicate
- perpetrate
- relegate
- subjugate
- incubate
- mutilate
- litigate
- lubricate
- pollinate
- consecrate
- oscillate
- amputate
- situate
- profligate
- arbitrate
- distillate
- paperweight
- punctuate
- acclimate
- desecrate
- understate
- annotate
- inculcate
- ventilate
- obfuscate
- venerate
- intrastate
- copulate
- ruminate
- percolate
- salivate
- obviate
- underrate
- actuate
- aspirate
- abrogate
- inundate
- perforate
- multistate
- overrate
4 syllables
- appreciate
- appropriate
- participate
- associate
- investigate
- communicate
- eliminate
- elaborate
- accommodate
- evaluate
- affiliate
- facilitate
- negotiate
- incorporate
- coordinate
- deliberate
- inadequate
- initiate
- anticipate
- confederate
- manipulate
- accelerate
- approximate
- congratulate
- articulate
- evacuate
- alleviate
- collaborate
- discriminate
- commemorate
- accumulate
- consolidate
- subordinate
- originate
- degenerate
- intimidate
- eradicate
- assassinate
- exaggerate
- perpetuate
- carbohydrate
- regenerate
- reiterate
- retaliate
- humiliate
- assimilate
- disseminate
- evaporate
- invalidate
- deactivate
- expatriate
- corroborate
- exacerbate
- exterminate
- interrogate
- annihilate
- disintegrate
- necessitate
- contaminate
- substantiate
- obliterate
- precipitate
- reciprocate
- impersonate
- invertebrate
- recuperate
- authenticate
- procrastinate
- elucidate
- proliferate
- refrigerate
- extrapolate
- rejuvenate
- officiate
- reactivate
- resuscitate
- exonerate
- predominate
- incriminate
- ameliorate
- delineate
- ejaculate
- encapsulate
- pontificate
- methotrexate
- adjudicate
- depreciate
- repudiate
- infuriate
- lanceolate
- enumerate
- repatriate
- decapitate
- attenuate
- redecorate
- determinate
- incinerate
- regurgitate
- extortionate
- decelerate
- reintegrate
- inoculate
- indoctrinate
- ingratiate
- reincarnate
- abbreviate
- amalgamate
- emancipate
- commiserate
- incarcerate
- eviscerate
- inactivate
- enunciate
- recalculate
- remediate
- expropriate
- domesticate
- reformulate
- interpolate
- emasculate
- instantiate
- administrate
- desegregate
5 syllables
- underestimate
- differentiate
- deteriorate
- rehabilitate
- reevaluate
- overestimate
- renegotiate
- reinvigorate
- incapacitate
- circumnavigate
- insubordinate
- excommunicate
- decontaminate
Show 109 rare words
- coagulate
- intoxicate
- irradiate
- potentate
- tabulate
- castigate
- hyphenate
- exasperate
- isocyanate
- titanate
- titillate
- effectuate
- deprecate
- flagellate
- oxygenate
- recapitulate
- fumigate
- menstruate
- hundredweight
- explicate
- foliate
- gyrate
- undulate
- serrate
- fulminate
- inseminate
- airfreight
- rededicate
- asphyxiate
- federate
- dichromate
- sophisticate
- vacillate
- vitiate
- immolate
- bifurcate
- depopulate
- equivocate
- felicitate
- geminate
- lacerate
- debilitate
- expiate
- gestate
- arrogate
- concatenate
- miscalculate
- interrelate
- adulterate
- agglomerate
- excoriate
- extirpate
- militate
- misappropriate
- punctate
- inebriate
- backdate
- vegetate
- prorate
- reincorporate
- remunerate
- aluminosilicate
- ablate
- denominate
- postdate
- reeducate
- ambulate
- electroplate
- overate
- cogitate
- exhilarate
- elate
- prognosticate
- infatuate
- angulate
- herniate
- chlorinate
- premeditate
- nauseate
- extenuate
- misstate
- renominate
- agglutinate
- demodulate
- syncopate
- reflate
- outdate
- renunciate
- constipate
- strangulate
- adulate
- antiquate
- commutate
- corrugate
- crenelate
- decaffeinate
- devaluate
- dilapidate
- emaciate
- gastrulate
- glaciate
- halogenate
- hydrogenate
- misallocate
- mithridate
- overregulate
- prefabricate
- recriminate
- reregulate
Near rhymes for operate
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- make
- take
- break
- lake
- wake
- shape
- mistake
- fake
- escape
- cake
- tape
- sake
- landscape
- shake
- cape
- snake
- earthquake
- stake
- awake
- outbreak
- intake
- headache
- steak
- drake
- brake
- bake
- remake
- undertake
- grape
- ape
- quake
- ache
- scrape
- heartbreak
- rake
- opaque
- handshake
- cupcake
- pancake
- overtake
How operate sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑpɚˌeɪt/ or /ˈɔpɚˌeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (OP-er-ate) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪt |
Operate has three syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with operate?
- The most common rhymes for operate are great, state, wait, late, date and rate.
- How many words rhyme with operate?
- We found 413 common perfect rhymes and 109 rarer words for operate, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in operate?
- Operate has three syllables, with the stress on the first.