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syncopate

[sing-kuh-peyt, sin-]

verb (used with object), -pat·ed, -pat·ing.

Music.

to place (the accents) on beats that are normally unaccented.

to treat (a passage, piece, etc.) in this way.

Grammar. to contract (a word) by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in reducing Gloucester to Gloster.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Medieval Latin syncopātus (past participle of syncopāre to shorten by syncope). See syncope, -ate¹

Related forms

syn·co·pa·tor, noun

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dissonant chord

quarter rest that is lengthened by a dot

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syncopate (ˈsɪŋkəˌpeɪt)

—vb
1.	music to modify or treat (a beat, rhythm, note, etc) by syncopation
2.	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 syncopasyncope]

'syncopator

—n

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