Associations to the word «Syncopate»
Verb
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Wiktionary
SYNCOPATE, verb. (transitive) (linguistics) to omit a sound or a letter from a word; to use syncope
SYNCOPATE, verb. (transitive) (music) to stress or accentuate the weak beat of a rhythm; to use syncopation
Dictionary definition
SYNCOPATE, verb. Omit a sound or letter in a word; "syncopate a word".
SYNCOPATE, verb. Modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.