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syncopate

Syllabification: (syn·co·pate)
Pronunciation: /ˈsiNGkəˌpāt/

Definition of syncopate

verb

[with object]
  • 1 (usually as adjective syncopated) displace the beats or accents in (music or a rhythm) so that strong beats become weak and vice versa:syncopated dance music
  • 2shorten (a word) by dropping sounds or letters in the middle, as in symbology for symbolology, or Gloster for Gloucester.

Derivatives

syncopation

Pronunciation: /ˌsiNGkəˈpāSHən/

noun

syncopator

Pronunciation: /-ˌpātər/

noun

Origin:

early 17th century: from late Latin syncopat- 'affected with syncope', from the verb syncopare 'to swoon' (see syncope)

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Definition of syncopate in the British & World English dictionary

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