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syncopate

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syn·co·pate  (sngk-pt, sn-)
tr.v. syn·co·pat·ed, syn·co·pat·ing, syn·co·pates
1. Grammar To shorten (a word) by syncope.
2. Music To modify (rhythm) by syncopation.

[Late Latin syncopre, syncopt-, from syncop, syncope; see syncope.]

synco·pator n.

syncopate
Verb
[-pating, -pated] Music to stress the weak beats in (a rhythm or a piece of music) instead of the strong beats [Medieval Latin syncopare to omit a letter or syllable]
syncopation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.syncopate - omit a sound or letter in a word; "syncopate a word"
shorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
2.syncopate - modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat
music - (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)
modify - make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
Translations
syncopate
v syncopate [ˈsiŋkəpeit]
to alter the rhythm of (music) by putting the accent on beats not usually accented. sinkopeer يُرَخِّمُ الكَلِمَه синкопирам synkopovat synkopere synkopieren αντιστρέφω την ένταση των φθόγγων σε μουσικό κομμάτι, αλλάζω ρυθμό sincopar sünkopeerima ضرباهنگ را تغيير دادن synkopoida syncoper לְנַגֵן בְּשִינוּי מִקצַב ताल बदलना sinkopirati, skratiti izostavljajući glas ili slog szinkopál mengubah irama færa áherslu yfir á áherslulausan takthluta sincopare 切分する ?음악? (강약박(强弱拍))의 이환(移換)을 하다, ...을 절분(切分)하다 sinkopuoti sinkopēt mengubah irama syncoperen synkopere synkopować sincopar a sincopa синкопировать synkopovať sinkopirati promeniti ritma synkopera ลัดจังหวะดนตรี ritmik yapmak (音樂)切分 синкопувати حرف یا رکن حرف کو حذف کرنا nhấn lệch, đảo phách
n ˌsyncoˈpation
sinkopasie تَرْخيم الكَلام синкопиране synkopa synkopering die Synkopisierung, die Synkope αλλαγή ρυθμού síncope sünkopeerimine تغيير ضرباهنگ synkopointi syncope סִינקוּפָּה अक्षर लोप करना sinkopiranje, ispuštanje glasova ili slogova szinkopálás; szinkópa perubahan irama áherslutilfærslur sincopatura シンコペーション (음악의) 절분(법) sinkopė sinkope sinkopasi syncope synkopering synkopa, rytm synkopowany síncope sincopă синкопа synkopa sinkopiranje promena ritma synkopering การลัดจังหวะดนตรี ritmik yapma 切分音 синкопування حذف sự nhấn lệch, sự đảo phách


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