Words that end in -ate
English words ending in -ate, grouped by number of syllables. Great for rhymes and spelling practice.
There are 718 words in our list; here are the 500 most common.
1 syllable 17
- state state
- late late
- date date
- rate rate
- hate hate
- mate mate
- plate plate
- gate gate
- fate fate
- slate slate
- skate skate
- crate crate
- grate grate
- pate pate
- spate spate
- bate bate
- sate sate
2 syllables 85
- private pri-vate
- create cre-ate
- estate es-tate
- senate sen-ate
- climate cli-mate
- update up-date
- debate de-bate
- relate re-late
- donate do-nate
- mandate man-date
- pirate pi-rate
- locate lo-cate
- translate trans-late
- teammate team-mate
- roommate room-mate
- template tem-plate
- prostate pros-tate
- substrate sub-strate
- dictate dic-tate
- rotate ro-tate
- inmate in-mate
- innate in-nate
- migrate mi-grate
- phosphate phos-phate
- palate pal-ate
- classmate class-mate
- upstate up-state
- rebate re-bate
- nitrate ni-trate
- equate e-quate
- ornate or-nate
- sulfate sul-fate
- probate pro-bate
- primate pri-mate
- vacate va-cate
- frigate frig-ate
- vibrate vi-brate
- magnate mag-nate
- stalemate stale-mate
- curate cu-rate
- hydrate hy-drate
- tailgate tail-gate
- inflate in-flate
- frustrate frus-trate
- checkmate check-mate
- negate ne-gate
- housemate house-mate
- soulmate soul-mate
- playmate play-mate
- agate ag-ate
- narrate nar-rate
- irate i-rate
- placate pla-cate
- sedate se-date
- lactate lac-tate
- abate a-bate
- prostrate pros-trate
- prelate prel-ate
- mutate mu-tate
- cognate cog-nate
- deflate de-flate
- predate pre-date
- ovate o-vate
- flatmate flat-mate
- legate leg-ate
- nameplate name-plate
- breastplate breast-plate
- stagnate stag-nate
- restate re-state
- berate be-rate
- dilate di-late
- collate col-late
- conflate con-flate
- castrate cas-trate
- schoolmate school-mate
- cellmate cell-mate
- fixate fix-ate
- downstate down-state
- birthrate birth-rate
- cheapskate cheap-skate
- satiate sa-tiate
- truncate trun-cate
- oblate ob-late
- pinnate pin-nate
- cremate cre-mate
3 syllables 211
- separate sep-a-rate
- candidate can-di-date
- corporate cor-po-rate
- accurate ac-cu-rate
- ultimate ul-ti-mate
- graduate grad-u-ate
- operate op-er-ate
- celebrate cel-e-brate
- chocolate choc-o-late
- indicate in-di-cate
- desperate des-per-ate
- estimate es-ti-mate
- moderate mod-er-ate
- generate gen-er-ate
- advocate ad-vo-cate
- demonstrate dem-on-strate
- alternate al-ter-nate
- passionate pas-sion-ate
- concentrate con-cen-trate
- intimate in-ti-mate
- adequate ad-e-quate
- delicate del-i-cate
- interstate in-ter-state
- fortunate for-tu-nate
- aggregate ag-gre-gate
- educate ed-u-cate
- calculate cal-cu-late
- dominate dom-i-nate
- regulate reg-u-late
- tolerate tol-er-ate
- hesitate hes-i-tate
- compensate com-pen-sate
- activate ac-ti-vate
- violate vi-o-late
- integrate in-te-grate
- illustrate il-lus-trate
- magistrate mag-is-trate
- delegate del-e-gate
- navigate nav-i-gate
- stimulate stim-u-late
- terminate ter-mi-nate
- isolate i-so-late
- motivate mo-ti-vate
- duplicate du-pli-cate
- nominate nom-i-nate
- consulate con-su-late
- intricate in-tri-cate
- karate ka-ra-te
- penetrate pen-e-trate
- replicate rep-li-cate
- mitigate mit-i-gate
- recreate rec-re-ate
- dedicate ded-i-cate
- syndicate syn-di-cate
- speculate spec-u-late
- relocate re-lo-cate
- simulate sim-u-late
- cultivate cul-ti-vate
- collegiate col-le-giate
- contemplate con-tem-plate
- emulate em-u-late
- validate val-i-date
- doctorate doc-tor-ate
- elevate el-e-vate
- surrogate sur-ro-gate
- designate des-ig-nate
- decorate dec-o-rate
- escalate es-ca-late
- appellate ap-pel-late
- temperate tem-per-ate
- allocate al-lo-cate
- imitate im-i-tate
- literate lit-er-ate
- complicate com-pli-cate
- disparate dis-pa-rate
- meditate med-i-tate
- infiltrate in-fil-trate
- liberate lib-er-ate
- formulate for-mu-late
- carbonate car-bon-ate
- laureate lau-re-ate
- caliphate ca-li-phate
- correlate cor-re-late
- resonate res-o-nate
- circulate cir-cu-late
- desolate des-o-late
- acetate ac-e-tate
- animate an-i-mate
- innovate in-no-vate
- mediate me-di-ate
- propagate prop-a-gate
- reinstate re-in-state
- automate au-to-mate
- irritate ir-ri-tate
- deviate de-vi-ate
- renovate ren-o-vate
- consummate con-sum-mate
- alienate al-ien-ate
- legislate leg-is-late
- fluctuate fluc-tu-ate
- incarnate in-car-nate
- detonate det-o-nate
- vertebrate ver-te-brate
- radiate ra-di-ate
- dissipate dis-si-pate
- confiscate con-fis-cate
- congregate con-gre-gate
- ordinate or-di-nate
- emigrate em-i-grate
- fabricate fab-ri-cate
- opiate o-pi-ate
- gravitate grav-i-tate
- laminate lam-i-nate
- populate pop-u-late
- conjugate con-ju-gate
- suffocate suf-fo-cate
- predicate pred-i-cate
- implicate im-pli-cate
- insulate in-su-late
- urinate u-ri-nate
- aggravate ag-gra-vate
- liquidate liq-ui-date
- calibrate cal-i-brate
- elongate e-lon-gate
- stipulate stip-u-late
- condensate con-den-sate
- instigate in-sti-gate
- emirate e-mir-ate
- culminate cul-mi-nate
- modulate mod-u-late
- celibate cel-i-bate
- obstinate ob-sti-nate
- vaccinate vac-ci-nate
- hibernate hi-ber-nate
- apostate a-pos-tate
- overstate o-ver-state
- segregate seg-re-gate
- silicate sil-i-cate
- abdicate ab-di-cate
- excavate ex-ca-vate
- orchestrate or-ches-trate
- agitate ag-i-tate
- germinate ger-mi-nate
- permeate per-me-ate
- devastate dev-as-tate
- proximate prox-i-mate
- immigrate im-mi-grate
- postulate pos-tu-late
- denigrate den-i-grate
- extricate ex-tri-cate
- marinate mar-i-nate
- irrigate ir-ri-gate
- obligate ob-li-gate
- saturate sat-u-rate
- procreate pro-cre-ate
- vindicate vin-di-cate
- captivate cap-ti-vate
- levitate lev-i-tate
- boilerplate boil-er-plate
- emanate em-a-nate
- fascinate fas-ci-nate
- iterate it-er-ate
- decimate dec-i-mate
- impregnate im-preg-nate
- medicate med-i-cate
- perpetrate per-pe-trate
- pyruvate py-ru-vate
- relegate rel-e-gate
- subjugate sub-ju-gate
- incubate in-cu-bate
- mutilate mu-ti-late
- shogunate sho-gun-ate
- sultanate sul-tan-ate
- litigate lit-i-gate
- lubricate lu-bri-cate
- pollinate pol-li-nate
- consecrate con-se-crate
- oscillate os-cil-late
- amputate am-pu-tate
- situate sit-u-ate
- defecate def-e-cate
- profligate prof-li-gate
- arbitrate ar-bi-trate
- distillate dis-til-late
- triplicate trip-li-cate
- oxalate ox-a-late
- punctuate punc-tu-ate
- acclimate ac-cli-mate
- desecrate des-e-crate
- understate un-der-state
- annotate an-no-tate
- dehydrate de-hy-drate
- inculcate in-cul-cate
- promulgate prom-ul-gate
- ventilate ven-ti-late
- obfuscate ob-fus-cate
- venerate ven-er-ate
- intrastate in-tra-state
- commentate com-men-tate
- pastorate pas-tor-ate
- reprobate rep-ro-bate
- copulate cop-u-late
- intestate in-tes-tate
- dislocate dis-lo-cate
- ruminate ru-mi-nate
- ovulate ov-u-late
- percolate per-co-late
- novitiate no-vi-tiate
- stablemate sta-ble-mate
- salivate sal-i-vate
- obviate ob-vi-ate
4 syllables 161
- appreciate ap-pre-ci-ate
- appropriate ap-pro-pri-ate
- immediate im-me-di-ate
- participate par-tic-i-pate
- associate as-so-ci-ate
- investigate in-ves-ti-gate
- certificate cer-tif-i-cate
- legitimate le-git-i-mate
- communicate com-mu-ni-cate
- eliminate e-lim-i-nate
- unfortunate un-for-tu-nate
- elaborate e-lab-o-rate
- accommodate ac-com-mo-date
- evaluate e-val-u-ate
- affiliate af-fil-i-ate
- facilitate fa-cil-i-tate
- negotiate ne-go-ti-ate
- incorporate in-cor-po-rate
- coordinate co-or-di-nate
- deliberate de-lib-er-ate
- inadequate in-ad-e-quate
- cooperate co-op-er-ate
- initiate in-i-ti-ate
- anticipate an-tic-i-pate
- confederate con-fed-er-ate
- manipulate ma-nip-u-late
- accelerate ac-cel-er-ate
- inaccurate in-ac-cu-rate
- approximate ap-prox-i-mate
- electorate e-lec-tor-ate
- congratulate con-grat-u-late
- compassionate com-pas-sion-ate
- articulate ar-tic-u-late
- evacuate e-vac-u-ate
- alleviate al-le-vi-ate
- collaborate col-lab-o-rate
- discriminate dis-crim-i-nate
- commemorate com-mem-o-rate
- accumulate ac-cu-mu-late
- consolidate con-sol-i-date
- subordinate sub-or-di-nate
- directorate di-rec-to-rate
- conglomerate con-glom-er-ate
- illiterate il-lit-er-ate
- immaculate im-mac-u-late
- originate o-rig-i-nate
- affectionate af-fec-tion-ate
- degenerate de-gen-er-ate
- intimidate in-tim-i-date
- considerate con-sid-er-ate
- illuminate il-lu-mi-nate
- eradicate e-rad-i-cate
- postgraduate post-grad-u-ate
- assassinate as-sas-si-nate
- exaggerate ex-ag-ger-ate
- perpetuate per-pet-u-ate
- carbohydrate car-bo-hy-drate
- regenerate re-gen-er-ate
- reiterate re-it-er-ate
- retaliate re-tal-i-ate
- penultimate pe-nul-ti-mate
- humiliate hu-mil-i-ate
- assimilate as-sim-i-late
- particulate par-tic-u-late
- proportionate pro-por-tion-ate
- disseminate dis-sem-i-nate
- evaporate e-vap-o-rate
- inanimate in-an-i-mate
- invalidate in-val-i-date
- deactivate de-ac-ti-vate
- expatriate ex-pa-tri-ate
- pomegranate pom-e-gran-ate
- corroborate cor-rob-o-rate
- exacerbate ex-ac-er-bate
- exterminate ex-ter-mi-nate
- interrogate in-ter-ro-gate
- protectorate pro-tec-tor-ate
- annihilate an-ni-hi-late
- disintegrate dis-in-te-grate
- necessitate ne-ces-si-tate
- commensurate com-men-su-rate
- contaminate con-tam-i-nate
- substantiate sub-stan-ti-ate
- obliterate o-blit-e-rate
- inspectorate in-spec-tor-ate
- precipitate pre-cip-i-tate
- reciprocate re-cip-ro-cate
- accentuate ac-cen-tu-ate
- impersonate im-per-son-ate
- invertebrate in-ver-te-brate
- bicarbonate bi-car-bo-nate
- recuperate re-cu-per-ate
- authenticate au-then-ti-cate
- effeminate ef-fem-i-nate
- procrastinate pro-cras-ti-nate
- elucidate e-lu-ci-date
- proliferate pro-lif-er-ate
- refrigerate re-frig-er-ate
- extrapolate ex-trap-o-late
- rejuvenate re-ju-ve-nate
- inordinate in-or-di-nate
- officiate of-fi-ci-ate
- reactivate re-ac-ti-vate
- resuscitate re-sus-ci-tate
- exonerate ex-on-er-ate
- insinuate in-sin-u-ate
- predominate pre-dom-i-nate
- incriminate in-crim-i-nate
- inaugurate in-au-gu-rate
- ameliorate a-me-lio-rate
- delineate de-lin-e-ate
- ejaculate e-jac-u-late
- triumvirate tri-um-vi-rate
- dispassionate dis-pas-sion-ate
- encapsulate en-cap-su-late
- pontificate pon-tif-i-cate
- capitulate ca-pit-u-late
- methotrexate meth-o-trex-ate
- adjudicate ad-ju-di-cate
- depreciate de-pre-ci-ate
- dissociate dis-so-ci-ate
- patriarchate pa-tri-ar-chate
- repudiate re-pu-di-ate
- infuriate in-fu-ri-ate
- enumerate e-nu-mer-ate
- repatriate re-pa-tri-ate
- exfoliate ex-fo-li-ate
- decapitate de-cap-i-tate
- hallucinate hal-lu-ci-nate
- attenuate at-ten-u-ate
- redecorate re-dec-o-rate
- inveterate in-vet-er-ate
- determinate de-ter-mi-nate
- incinerate in-cin-er-ate
- regurgitate re-gur-gi-tate
- episcopate e-pis-co-pate
- extortionate ex-tor-tion-ate
- invigorate in-vig-or-ate
- palatinate pa-lat-i-nate
- repopulate re-pop-u-late
- reverberate re-ver-ber-ate
- decelerate de-cel-er-ate
- reintegrate re-in-te-grate
- inoculate in-oc-u-late
- indoctrinate in-doc-tri-nate
- ingratiate in-gra-ti-ate
- reincarnate re-in-car-nate
- abbreviate ab-bre-vi-ate
- amalgamate a-mal-gam-ate
- emancipate e-man-ci-pate
- commiserate com-mis-er-ate
- deregulate de-reg-u-late
- incarcerate in-car-cer-ate
- eviscerate e-vis-cer-ate
- intemperate in-tem-per-ate
- reallocate re-al-lo-cate
- inactivate in-ac-ti-vate
- enunciate e-nun-ci-ate
- triangulate tri-an-gu-late
- recalculate re-cal-cu-late
- barbiturate bar-bi-tu-rate
5 or more syllables 26
- intermediate in-ter-me-di-ate
- inappropriate in-ap-pro-pri-ate
- undergraduate un-der-grad-u-ate
- underestimate un-der-es-ti-mate
- differentiate dif-fer-en-ti-ate
- illegitimate il-le-git-i-mate
- disproportionate dis-pro-por-tion-ate
- deteriorate de-te-ri-o-rate
- inconsiderate in-con-sid-er-ate
- indiscriminate in-dis-crim-i-nate
- rehabilitate re-ha-bil-i-tate
- reevaluate re-e-val-u-ate
- baccalaureate bac-ca-lau-re-ate
- indeterminate in-de-ter-mi-nate
- multivariate mul-ti-var-i-ate
- overestimate o-ver-es-ti-mate
- renegotiate re-ne-go-ti-ate
- intercollegiate in-ter-col-le-giate
- reinvigorate re-in-vig-or-ate
- incapacitate in-ca-pac-i-tate
- disassociate dis-as-so-ci-ate
- inarticulate in-ar-tic-u-late
- circumnavigate cir-cum-nav-i-gate
- insubordinate in-sub-or-di-nate
- overcompensate o-ver-com-pen-sate
- excommunicate ex-com-mu-ni-cate