Thesaurus: syncopate

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1. v. t. To word/contract">contract, as a word, by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; as, "Gloster" is a syncopated form of "Gloucester."
2. v. t. To commence, as a tone, on an unaccented part of a measure, and continue it into the following accented part, so that the accent is driven back upon the weak part and the rhythm drags.
3. v. word/omit">omit a word/sound">sound or letter in a word
4. v. modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat
5. 1. (word/gram">Gram.) To word/contract">contract, as a word, by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; as, "Gloster" is a syncopated form of "Gloucester." 2. (Mus.) To commence, as a tone, on an unaccented part of a measure, and continue it into the following accented part, so that the accent is driven back upon the weak part and the rhythm drags.
6. To word/contract">contract, as a word, by taking one or more letters orsyllables from the middle; as, "Gloster" is a syncopated form of"Gloucester."
7. v:100 v. word/omit">omit a word/sound">sound or letter in a word v. modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat