Words that rhyme with investigate
Top rhymes for investigate
great, state, wait and late
413 common words rhyme with investigate. The most common are great, state, wait and late.
Perfect rhymes for investigate
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
- operate
- 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
- 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 investigate
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 investigate sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌɡeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (in-VES-ti-gate) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪt |
Investigate has four syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with investigate?
- The most common rhymes for investigate are great, state, wait, late, date and rate.
- How many words rhyme with investigate?
- We found 413 common perfect rhymes and 109 rarer words for investigate, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in investigate?
- Investigate has four syllables, with the stress on the second.