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Meaning of 'syncopate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Syncopate [ v. t.]
- To contract, as a word, by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; as, "Gloster" is a syncopated form of "Gloucester."
- 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.

Meaning of 'syncopate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . syncopate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- omit a sound or letter in a word
Example in sentence:
  • syncopate a word

Nearby Words:

syn- synacme synacmy synaeresis synagogical synagogue synalepha synallagmatic synallaxine synaloepha

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