syncopate

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋkəpeɪt/

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: /-ˈpeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

syncopator

noun

Origin:

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