syncopate
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syn·co·pate
(sĭng′kə-pāt′, sĭn′-)tr.v. syn·co·pat·ed, syn·co·pat·ing, syn·co·pates
1. Grammar To shorten (a word) by syncope.
2. Music To modify (rhythm) by syncopation.
[Late Latin syncopāre, syncopāt-, from syncopē, syncope; see syncope.]
syn′co·pa′tor n.
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syncopate
(ˈsɪŋkəˌpeɪt)vb (tr)
1. (Music, other) music to modify or treat (a beat, rhythm, note, etc) by syncopation
2. (Linguistics) to shorten (a word) by omitting sounds or letters from the middle
[C17: from Medieval Latin syncopāre to omit a letter or syllable, from Late Latin syncopa syncope]
ˈsyncoˌpator n
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syn•co•pate
(ˈsɪŋ kəˌpeɪt, ˈsɪn-)v.t. -pat•ed, -pat•ing.
1. to subject (musical rhythm) to syncopation.
2. to shorten by syncope.
[1595–1605]
syn′co•pa`tor, n.
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syncopate
Past participle: syncopated
Gerund: syncopating
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| Verb | 1. | syncopate - omit a sound or letter in a word; "syncopate a word" shorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness" |
| 2. | syncopate - modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat music - (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds) modify - make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" |
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Translations
يُرَخِّمُ الكَلِمَه
synkopovat
synkopere
szinkopál
sinkopėsinkopuoti
sinkopēt
synkopovať
ritmik yapmak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
syncopate
vt (Mus) → synkopieren; (Ling also) → zusammenziehen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
syncopate
(ˈsiŋkəpeit) verb to alter the rhythm of (music) by putting the accent on beats not usually accented.
ˌsyncoˈpation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.