SYNCOPATE

syncopate

(verb) modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat

syncopate

(verb) omit a sound or letter in a word; “syncopate a word”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

syncopate (third-person singular simple present syncopates, present participle syncopating, simple past and past participle syncopated)

(transitive, linguistics, phonology) to omit a vocalic or consonantal sound or a syllable from a word; to use syncope

(transitive, music) to stress or accentuate the weak beat of a rhythm; to use syncopation

Source: Wiktionary

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Syn"co*pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Syncopated; p. pr. & vb. n. Syncopating.] Etym: [LL. syncopatus, p.p. of syncopare to syncopate, to swoon. See Syncope.]

1. (Gram.)

Definition: 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.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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