syncopate

ˈsɪŋkəˌpeɪt

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Definition of syncopate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

music

TECH.

stress the weak beat in a musical rhythm

TECH.

Jazz musicians often syncopate the rhythm for effect.

accentuate

emphasize

linguistics

TECH.

omit a sound or syllable from a word

TECH.

The word 'family' is often syncopated to 'fam'.

abbreviate

contract

shorten

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Origin of syncopate

Greek, syn (together) + koptein (cut)

Examples of syncopate in a sentence

To syncopate the beat, the drummer shifted accents.
In casual speech, 'camera' is often syncopated to 'cam'.
The name 'Elizabeth' can be syncopated to 'Liz'.

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French:syncoper, élider, ...
German:synkopieren, verkürzen, ...
Italian:sincopare, abbreviare, ...
Spanish:sincopar, ...
Portuguese:sincopar, omitir sílaba, ...
Chinese:切分, 省略, ...
Japanese:シンコペーションする, 省略する, ...
Arabic:سَنقَبَ الإِيقَاعَ, حَذَفَ مَقْطَع, ...
Hebrew:לְהַדְגִּישׁ בְּמִקְצָב, לְהַשְׁמִיט, ...
Russian:синкопировать, сокращать, ...
Ukrainian:синкопувати, скорочувати, ...
Hindi:सिंकोपेट करना, संक्षिप्त करना, ...
Bengali:সিঙ্কোপেট করা, শব্দাংশ বাদ দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:sincopar, omitir una síl.laba, ...
Czech:synkopovat, syncopovat, ...
Danish:synkopere, syncopere, ...
Dutch:syncoperen, verkorten, ...
Greek:τονίζω τον αδύναμο χρόνο του ρυθμού, παραλείπω, ...
Hungarian:szinkópálni, szinkopálni, ...
Khmer:បំបែកចង្វាក់, លុបព្យាង្គកណ្ដាល, ...
Korean:당김음을 넣다, 생략하다, ...
Persian:سینکوپ کردن, کوتاه کرد, ...
Polish:synkopować, ...
Portuguese (BR):sincopar, sincopear, ...
Romanian:a sincopa, a prescurta, ...
Swedish:synkopera, syncopera, ...
Thai:ซิงโคเพต, ละเสียง, ...
Turkish:senkoplamak, kısaltmak, ...
Vietnamese:nhấn vào phách yếu, rút gọn, ...

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