"Participate" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /pɑɹˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/ in IPA and it has 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
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4
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11
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/pɑɹˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/pɑːtˈɪsɪpˌeɪt/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"participate" has 4 syllables: participate.
verb
adjective
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"Participate" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /pɑɹˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/ in IPA and it has 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Participate" has 4 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "participate" is /pɑɹˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/.
Participate: To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something). .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
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