syncopate
[ sing-kuh-peyt, sin- ]
/ ˈsɪŋ kəˌpeɪt, ˈsɪn- /
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verb (used with object), syn·co·pat·ed, syn·co·pat·ing.
Music.
- to place (the accents) on beats that are normally unaccented.
- to treat (a passage, piece, etc.) in this way.
Grammar. to contract (a word) by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in reducing Gloucester to Gloster.
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Origin of syncopate
OTHER WORDS FROM syncopate
syn·co·pa·tor, nounWords nearby syncopate
synclitic, synclitism, synclonus, Syncom, syncopal, syncopate, syncopated, syncopation, syncope, syncopic, syncretic
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British Dictionary definitions for syncopate
syncopate
/ (ˈsɪŋkəˌpeɪt) /
verb (tr)
music to modify or treat (a beat, rhythm, note, etc) by syncopation
to shorten (a word) by omitting sounds or letters from the middle
Derived forms of syncopate
syncopator, nounWord Origin for syncopate
C17: from Medieval Latin syncopāre to omit a letter or syllable, from Late Latin syncopa syncope
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