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Definition of Syncopate
1. Verb. Omit a sound or letter in a word. "Syncopate a word"
2. Verb. Modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat.
Generic synonyms: Modify
Derivative terms: Syncopation, Syncopation, Syncopator
Definition of Syncopate
1. v. t. To contract, as a word, by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; as, "Gloster" is a syncopated form of "Gloucester."
Definition of Syncopate
1. Verb. (transitive linguistics) to omit a sound or a letter from a word; to use syncope ¹
2. Verb. (transitive music) to stress or accentuate the weak beat of a rhythm; to use syncopation ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Syncopate
1. [v -PATED, -PATING, -PATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Syncopate
Literary usage of Syncopate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1889)
"syncopate a low, heavy sound, and leave a Russian coin. 2. syncopate the act of
rising out of any enveloping substance, and leave an American philosopher. ..."
2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1879)
"syncopate kingly and leave genuine a. syncopate a soldier's reward, and leave a
necessary part of every day's living. 3. syncopate firm, and lea\e old. 4. ..."
3. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1889)
"syncopate a low, heavy sound, and leave a Russian coin. 2. syncopate the act of
rising out of any enveloping substance, and leave an American philosopher. ..."
4. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1879)
"syncopate kingly and leave genuine a. syncopate a soldier's reward, and leave a
necessary part of every day's living. 3. syncopate firm, and lea\e old. 4. ..."
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