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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word elate.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
1 syllable words
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word elate.
3 syllable words

acetate

actuate

abdicate

abrogate

acclimate

activate

adequate

adulate

agitate

advocate

aggravate

aggregate

alienate

allocate

apostate

appellate

althea

alternate

amputate

animate

annotate

antiquate

angulate

automate

arrogate

aspirate

arbitrate

ambulate

bifurcate

copulate

calculate

calibrate

candidate

captivate

carbonate

castigate

celebrate

circulate

chlorinate

cogitate

contemplate

correlate

complicate

compensate

consummate

conjugate

condensate

confiscate

consecrate

constipate

congregate

concentrate

corrugate

crenelate

culminate

cultivate

delegate

decorate

dehydrate

dedicate

denigrate

demonstrate

desiccate

desolate

deprecate

desecrate

designate

detonate

deviate

devastate

dichromate

dissipate

dislocate

distillate

dominate

iliad

educate

duplicate

elevate

elongate

emanate

emulate

emigrate

estimate

exculpate

excavate

expiate

explicate

extricate

fascinate

fealty

federate

flagellate

foliate

fluctuate

formulate

fulminate

fumigate

generate

glaciate

geminate

germinate

gravitate

fabricate

guesstimate

graduate

heavyweight

hesitate

hibernate

holiday

extirpate

hundredweight

imitate

illustrate

decimate

immigrate

immolate

inculcate

indicate

infiltrate

incarnate

incubate

impregnate

insulate

innovate

implicate

instigate

integrate

intimate

inundate

interstate

irrigate

irritate

isolate

kilowatt

lacerate

liberate

legislate

levitate

litigate

laminate

latinate

liquidate

lubricate

magistrate

loyalty

malady

medicate

mediate

marinate

meditate

masturbate

melody

menstruate

milady

militate

mithridate

mitigate

mutilate

moderate

modulate

motivate

mulatto

nauseate

navigate

obviate

nominate

obligate

obfuscate

overrate

oscillate

operate

orchestrate

overstate

overweight

palpitate

paperweight

percolate

perforate

penetrate

perchlorate

permeate

perpetrate

pollinate

polity

populate

postulate

potentate

predicate

procreate

profligate

promulgate

propagate

punctuate

quality

radiate

realty

recreate

regulate

reinstate

relegate

relocate

replicate

renovate

reprobate

ruminate

saturate

salivate

separate

royalty

segregate

silicate

simulate

silhouette

situate

speculate

stimulate

stipulate

surrogate

syndicate

suffocate

strangulate

subjugate

syncopate

tabulate

terminate

titillate

tolerate

urinate

titanate

toledo

underrate

understate

undulate

vaccinate

vacillate

venerate

variegate

ventilate

validate

vegetate

violate

vindicate

vitiate

violet

vertebrate

welterweight

4 syllable words

accelerate

abbreviate

accommodate

accumulate

accentuate

affiliate

adulterate

agglomerate

agglutinate

alleviate

adjudicate

administrate

assimilate

annihilate

anticipate

associate

appreciate

articulate

asphyxiate

assassinate

approximate

attenuate

appropriate

authenticate

amalgamate

ameliorate

capitulate

carbohydrate

coagulate

collaborate

commiserate

commemorate

communicate

consolidate

confederate

congratulate

concatenate

contaminate

cooperate

coordinate

corroborate

deactivate

cross-pollinate

debilitate

decapitate

decelerate

deliberate

depopulate

degenerate

delineate

denominate

depreciate

desegregate

determinate

dissociate

disseminate

dilapidate

discriminate

disintegrate

domesticate

duality

humiliate

elaborate

ejaculate

eradicate

effectuate

eliminate

elucidate

emaciate

emancipate

enumerate

enunciate

equivocate

emasculate

exhilarate

evacuate

evaluate

evaporate

eviscerate

exonerate

exaggerate

exacerbate

exasperate

exfoliate

excoriate

expatriate

expropriate

electroplate

extenuate

exterminate

facilitate

felicitate

fellatio

galatea

hallucinate

extortionate

hydrogenate

inaugurate

inactivate

inadequate

incarcerate

incriminate

indoctrinate

incinerate

inebriate

infatuate

incorporate

infuriate

initiate

ingratiate

inoculate

inseminate

insinuate

interpolate

invalidate

interrogate

intimidate

intoxicate

invertebrate

investigate

irradiate

italianate

manipulate

matriculate

miscalculate

negotiate

necessitate

officiate

obliterate

originate

opinionate

participate

perpetuate

oxygenate

pontificate

precipitate

predominate

premeditate

prevaricate

procrastinate

prognosticate

proliferate

reiterate

recuperate

reciprocate

recriminate

refrigerate

regenerate

regurgitate

reintegrate

rejuvenate

reality

retaliate

reverberate

resuscitate

repatriate

repudiate

remunerate

remediate

sophisticate

subordinate

substantiate

vociferate

impersonate

Words that rhyme with the word elate

Welcome to the Rhyme Finder! This rhyming dictionary allows users to explore rhymes for any given word. This includes rhymes based on syllables, near rhymes, and more.


How to use the rhyming dictionary

Enter your "starter" word in the FIND RHYMES input box, and click search. It's really that simple! We separate perfect rhymes (near the top) from the imperfect rhymes (toward the bottom). In your rhyming results, colors descend based on the best rhyme. Once the color changes, you will notice the results reset back into alphabetical order. Click on any of the results for the word's definition, part of speech, use in Scrabble, and more. Please note that many of our results are proper nound or slang. While we may not store definitions for all of these words, we can direct you to the Google results for that word.


Perfect Rhymes

Perfect rhymes are just what they sound like. No pun intended! Think of perfect rhymes as words which definitively rhyme. Words that most people would not question. Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Hat
  • Head and Red
  • Egg and Beg
  • Soap and Hope
  • True and Blue

Imperfect Rhymes

Near rhymes, otherwise known as imperfect rhymes, are words that sound the same but are not perfect rhymes. Having trouble deciding if a word is a perfect or imperfect rhyme? Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Bad
  • Head and Mud
  • Egg and Peck
  • Soap and Chap
  • True and Cure

Using Rhymes

Rhymes are most useful in creating lyrics, but they can also be used as a tool to memorize. It is a powerful mnemonic device. This is why song lyrics can be so easy to remember! It's also why rhymes are a great study tool for memorizing! Use this tool to help write poetry, win rhyme games, write a rap song, create lyrics, and expand your vocabulary! Rhyming is very important in music because it creates a rhythm that further creates meaning, emotion, and feeling. It also creates an echo in the lyrics. With children, rhyming is a very important tool. Rhyming teaches children how language works, helps them understand the rhythm of language, and learn how to make predictions. In other words, rhymes teach children phrases to anticipate and rhymes enhance their memory. Within all contexts, rhyming is helpful in expanding your imagination no matter if you’re a child or an adult.

When creating lyrics, there are five types of rhymes to choose from.

  • End rhymes: rhyming of the final word of a line
  • Internal rhymes: rhyming of two words within the same line
  • Slant rhymes: near rhymes
  • Identical rhymes: use the same word at the end of each line
  • Eye rhymes: look like they rhyme but sound different

Different Types of Rhymes
  • Mascline rhymes: have a stressed syllable
  • Feminine rhymes: have a stressless syllable.

Ready for a challenge? Try to come up with rhymes for these surprising words that just aren’t very rhymy. Check them with our dictionary! Examples of tough rhymes:

  • Month
  • Silver
  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

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