Syncopate - definition of syncopate by The Free Dictionary Define syncopate syncopate synonyms, syncopate pronunciation, syncopate translation, English dictionary definition of syncopate tr v syn·co·pat·ed , syn·co·pat·ing , syn·co·pates 1 Grammar To shorten by syncope 2 Music To modify by syncopation syn′co·pa′tor n American Heritage®
syncopate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary 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
syncopate - WordReference. com Dictionary of English syn•co•pate ˈsɪŋkəˌpeɪt v [~ + object], -pat•ed, -pat•ing to subject (musical rhythm) to syncopation syn•co•pate (sing′ kə pāt′, sin′ -), v t , -pat•ed, -pat•ing to place (the accents) on beats that are normally unaccented to treat (a passage, piece, etc ) in this way