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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.
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Adj.1.syncopated - stressing a normally weak beat
rhythmic, rhythmical - recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose"
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syncopated [ˈsɪŋkəpeɪtɪd] adj → syncopé(e)
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