syncopate [ sing-kuh-peyt, sin- ]
verb (used with object), syn·co·pat·ed, syn·co·pat·ing.
1. Music.
a. to place (the accents) on beats that are normally unaccented.
b. to treat (a passage, piece, etc.) in this way.
2. Grammar. to contract (a word) by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in reducing Gloucester to Gloster.
OTHER WORDS FROM SYNCOPATE
syn·co·pa·tor, noun
WORDS RELATED TO SYNCOPATE
abbreviate, shorten, restrict, wrap, cram, constrict, squeeze, shrink, decline, consume, reduce, decrease, narrow, weaken, consolidate, wedge, cramp, crowd, abridge, abstract
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Origin: First recorded in 1595–1605, syncopate is from the Medieval Latin word syncopātus (past participle of syncopāre to shorten by syncope). See syncope, -ate
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB FOR SYNCOPATE
Syncopate and curtail a greenish mineral, and leave a Turkish officer.
ST. NICHOLAS, VOL. 5, NO. 5, MARCH, 1878|VARIOUS
Syncopate and curtail a sweet substance, and leave an agricultural implement.
ST. NICHOLAS, VOL. 5, NO. 5, MARCH, 1878|VARIOUS
Syncopate and curtail a carpenter's tool, and leave an insect.
ST. NICHOLAS, VOL. 5, NO. 5, MARCH, 1878|VARIOUS
Syncopate a short, ludicrous play, and leave a part of the body.
ST. NICHOLAS MAGAZINE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS, VOL. 5, MAY, 1878, NO. 7.|VARIOUS
Syncopate and curtail a motive power, and leave a body of water.
ST. NICHOLAS, VOL. 5, NO. 5, MARCH, 1878|VARIOUS
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