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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.
Category relationships: Music
Generic synonyms: Modify
Derivative terms: Syncopation, Syncopation, Syncopator
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
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