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

acclimate

adequate

acetate

actuate

abdicate

abrogate

activate

alternate

allocate

alienate

agitate

advocate

aggravate

aggregate

ambulate

bifurcate

adulate

arbitrate

animate

annotate

antiquate

arrogate

apostate

appellate

aspirate

automate

angulate

decorate

amputate

calibrate

captivate

candidate

carbonate

castigate

celebrate

chlorinate

circulate

cogitate

compensate

complicate

conjugate

consecrate

calculate

culminate

concentrate

condensate

congregate

constipate

consummate

corrugate

correlate

copulate

contemplate

crenelate

confiscate

cultivate

decimate

dedicate

delegate

dehydrate

deprecate

desecrate

desiccate

detonate

designate

duplicate

desolate

devastate

dissipate

dominate

deviate

dichromate

dislocate

distillate

emanate

educate

elevate

elongate

emigrate

emulate

estimate

denigrate

excavate

exculpate

expiate

extirpate

explicate

fabricate

extricate

federate

fascinate

foliate

fulminate

fumigate

generate

germinate

glaciate

geminate

formulate

illustrate

gravitate

guesstimate

graduate

heavyweight

flagellate

hesitate

hibernate

fluctuate

hundredweight

immigrate

imitate

immolate

demonstrate

implicate

potentate

impregnate

incarnate

infiltrate

indicate

incubate

profligate

interstate

innovate

laminate

integrate

insulate

intimate

instigate

irritate

lacerate

irrigate

inundate

isolate

latinate

liberate

lubricate

legislate

levitate

litigate

liquidate

magistrate

militate

medicate

masturbate

mediate

meditate

menstruate

marinate

mithridate

mitigate

moderate

mutilate

nauseate

navigate

nominate

obfuscate

obligate

motivate

orchestrate

operate

oscillate

overrate

overweight

overstate

obviate

palpitate

paperweight

perchlorate

perforate

perpetrate

pollinate

permeate

penetrate

percolate

predicate

inculcate

populate

postulate

modulate

procreate

prolific

promulgate

propagate

radiate

punctuate

reinstate

recreate

regulate

relocate

renovate

ruminate

relegate

reprobate

separate

salivate

saturate

replicate

segregate

silicate

situate

simulate

speculate

stimulate

stipulate

suffocate

surrogate

syndicate

syncopate

subjugate

tabulate

underrate

strangulate

tolerate

terminate

titanate

titillate

vacillate

venerate

vertebrate

understate

validate

urinate

vaccinate

vindicate

vegetate

undulate

variegate

violate

vitiate

ventilate

welterweight

4 syllable words

abbreviate

accelerate

accentuate

accumulate

accommodate

adjudicate

administrate

agglomerate

alleviate

adulterate

agglutinate

affiliate

amalgamate

ameliorate

anticipate

articulate

appreciate

appropriate

approximate

annihilate

asphyxiate

assimilate

associate

authenticate

assassinate

attenuate

capitulate

carbohydrate

coagulate

collaborate

commiserate

commemorate

communicate

confederate

congratulate

consolidate

cooperate

corroborate

coordinate

concatenate

contaminate

cross-pollinate

decelerate

debilitate

deactivate

decapitate

delineate

evaporate

degenerate

desegregate

depreciate

denominate

determinate

dilapidate

depopulate

discriminate

disintegrate

eviscerate

dissociate

disseminate

evacuate

elaborate

effectuate

ejaculate

eliminate

enumerate

electroplate

emaciate

enunciate

equivocate

elucidate

emasculate

eradicate

emancipate

evaluate

domesticate

exacerbate

exhilarate

exasperate

exfoliate

excoriate

exonerate

expatriate

facilitate

exterminate

extenuate

expropriate

extortionate

felicitate

hallucinate

humiliate

hydrogenate

exaggerate

impersonate

incinerate

incarcerate

incorporate

inactivate

incriminate

precipitate

inadequate

inaugurate

inebriate

infatuate

infuriate

initiate

interpolate

insinuate

interrogate

inseminate

inoculate

intimidate

intoxicate

invalidate

invertebrate

irradiate

italianate

investigate

manipulate

matriculate

miscalculate

negotiate

necessitate

obliterate

officiate

opinionate

originate

oxygenate

participate

perpetuate

pontificate

premeditate

predominate

indoctrinate

prevaricate

ingratiate

procrastinate

reiterate

refrigerate

reciprocate

recuperate

regenerate

regurgitate

recriminate

reintegrate

rejuvenate

remunerate

remediate

prognosticate

reverberate

resuscitate

retaliate

repudiate

sophisticate

repatriate

subordinate

substantiate

Words that rhyme with the word proliferate

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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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