syncopate

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin syncopātus, past participle of syncopō, from Late Latin syncopa, from Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “cut”)

Verb

syncopate (third-person singular simple present syncopates, present participle syncopating, simple past and past participle syncopated)

(transitive, linguistics) to omit a sound or a letter from a word; to use syncope
(transitive, music) to stress or accentuate the weak beat of a rhythm; to use syncopation

Translations

linguistics: to use syncope

Finnish: synkopoida
Irish: coimrigh, meánchoimrigh, ^{(please verify)} sioncóipigh

Maori: aruaru
Spanish: sincopar (es)

music: to stress a weak beat

Finnish: synkopoida
French: syncoper (fr)
Irish: ^{(please verify)} sioncóipigh

Maori: taki aruaru
Spanish: sincopar (es)
Swedish: synkopera