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syn·co·pate
(sĭng′kə-pāt′, sĭn′-)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 syncopāre, syncopāt-, from syncopē, syncope; see syncope.]
syn′co·pa′tor n.
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syncopate
(ˈsɪŋkəˌpeɪt)vb (tr)
1. (Music, other) music to modify or treat (a beat, rhythm, note, etc) by syncopation
2. (Linguistics) to shorten (a word) by omitting sounds or letters from the middle
[C17: from Medieval Latin syncopāre to omit a letter or syllable, from Late Latin syncopa syncope]
ˈsyncoˌpator n
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syn•co•pate
(ˈsɪŋ kəˌpeɪt, ˈsɪn-)v.t. -pat•ed, -pat•ing.
1. to subject (musical rhythm) to syncopation.
2. to shorten by syncope.
[1595–1605]
syn′co•pa`tor, n.
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syncopate
Past participle: syncopated
Gerund: syncopating
| Imperative |
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| syncopate |
| syncopate |
| Present |
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| I syncopate |
| you syncopate |
| he/she/it syncopates |
| we syncopate |
| you syncopate |
| they syncopate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I syncopated |
| you syncopated |
| he/she/it syncopated |
| we syncopated |
| you syncopated |
| they syncopated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am syncopating |
| you are syncopating |
| he/she/it is syncopating |
| we are syncopating |
| you are syncopating |
| they are syncopating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have syncopated |
| you have syncopated |
| he/she/it has syncopated |
| we have syncopated |
| you have syncopated |
| they have syncopated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was syncopating |
| you were syncopating |
| he/she/it was syncopating |
| we were syncopating |
| you were syncopating |
| they were syncopating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had syncopated |
| you had syncopated |
| he/she/it had syncopated |
| we had syncopated |
| you had syncopated |
| they had syncopated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will syncopate |
| you will syncopate |
| he/she/it will syncopate |
| we will syncopate |
| you will syncopate |
| they will syncopate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have syncopated |
| you will have syncopated |
| he/she/it will have syncopated |
| we will have syncopated |
| you will have syncopated |
| they will have syncopated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be syncopating |
| you will be syncopating |
| he/she/it will be syncopating |
| we will be syncopating |
| you will be syncopating |
| they will be syncopating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been syncopating |
| you have been syncopating |
| he/she/it has been syncopating |
| we have been syncopating |
| you have been syncopating |
| they have been syncopating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been syncopating |
| you will have been syncopating |
| he/she/it will have been syncopating |
| we will have been syncopating |
| you will have been syncopating |
| they will have been syncopating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been syncopating |
| you had been syncopating |
| he/she/it had been syncopating |
| we had been syncopating |
| you had been syncopating |
| they had been syncopating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would syncopate |
| you would syncopate |
| he/she/it would syncopate |
| we would syncopate |
| you would syncopate |
| they would syncopate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have syncopated |
| you would have syncopated |
| he/she/it would have syncopated |
| we would have syncopated |
| you would have syncopated |
| they would have syncopated |
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Verb 1. 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"
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Translations
يُرَخِّمُ الكَلِمَه
synkopovat
synkopere
szinkopál
sinkopėsinkopuoti
sinkopēt
synkopovať
ritmik yapmak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
syncopate
vt (Mus) → synkopieren ; (Ling also) → zusammenziehen
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
syncopate
(ˈsiŋkəpeit) verb to alter the rhythm of (music) by putting the accent on beats not usually accented. sinkopeer يُرَخِّمُ الكَلِمَه синкопирам sincopar synkopovat synkopieren synkopere 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 당김음을 두다 sinkopuoti sinkopēt mengubah irama syncoperen synkopere synkopować حذفول، پریښودل، لنډول 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 (音乐)切分
ˌsyncoˈpation noun sinkopasie تَرْخيم الكَلام синкопиране síncope synkopa die Synkopisierung, die Synkope synkopering αλλαγή ρυθμού síncope sünkopeerimine تغيير ضرباهنگ synkooppi syncope סִינקוּפָּה अक्षर लोप करना sinkopiranje, ispuštanje glasova ili slogova szinkopálás; szinkópa perubahan irama áherslutilfærslur sincopatura シンコペーション 당김음 sinkopė sinkope sinkopasi syncope synkopering synkopa, rytm synkopowany لنډول، حذفول síncope sincopă синкопа synkopa sinkopiranje promena ritma synkopering การลัดจังหวะดนตรี ritmik yapma 切分音 синкопування حذف sự nhấn lệch, sự đảo phách 切分音
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