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syncopate

syn·co·pate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sing-kuh-peyt, sin-]
    • /ˈsɪŋ kəˌpeɪt, ˈsɪn-/
    • /ˈsɪŋk.ə.peɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sing-kuh-peyt, sin-]
    • /ˈsɪŋ kəˌpeɪt, ˈsɪn-/

Definitions of syncopate word

  • verb with object syncopate Music. to place (the accents) on beats that are normally unaccented. to treat (a passage, piece, etc.) in this way. 1
  • verb with object syncopate Grammar. to contract (a word) by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in reducing Gloucester to Gloster. 1
  • transitive verb syncopate music: stress the off-beat 1
  • transitive verb syncopate sound, letter: omit 1
  • verb syncopate to modify or treat (a beat, rhythm, note, etc) by syncopation 0
  • verb syncopate to shorten (a word) by omitting sounds or letters from the middle 0

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Origin of syncopate

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605, syncopate is from the Medieval Latin word syncopātus (past participle of syncopāre to shorten by syncope). See syncope, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Syncopate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

syncopate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

syncopate usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for syncopate

verb syncopate

  • boil down — When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour.
  • compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
  • contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
  • densified — to impregnate (wood) with additives under heat and pressure in order to achieve greater density and hardness.
  • densify — to make or become denser

Antonyms for syncopate

verb syncopate

  • loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.

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