2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Syncopate \Syn"co*pate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Syncopated}; p.
pr & vb n. {Syncopating}.] [LL. syncopatus p. p. of
syncopare to syncopate, to swoon. See {Syncope}.]
1. (Gram.) To contract, as a word by taking one or more
letters or syllables from the middle; as ``Gloster'' is a
syncopated form of ``Gloucester.''
2. (Mus.) To commence, as a tone, on an unaccented part of a
measure, and continue it into the following accented part
so that the accent is driven back upon the weak part and
the rhythm drags.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
syncopate
v 1: omit a sound or letter in a word "syncopate a word"
2: modify the rhythm by syncopation, in music
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