| VERB | change | syncopate | omit a sound or letter in a word |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | syncopate | modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat |
| Sounds | sih'ngkahpey.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | omit a sound or letter in a word. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "syncopate a word" | |
| Broader | shorten | make shorter / shorter than originally / originally intended |
| Spanish | sincopar | |
| Catalan | sincopar | |
| Nouns | syncope, syncopation | (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in 'fo'c'sle' for 'forecastle') |
| Meaning | modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | music | (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds) |
| Broader | modify | make less severe or harsh or extreme / extreme |
| Spanish | sincopar | |
| Catalan | sincopar | |
| Nouns | syncopation | a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat |
| syncopation | music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm | |
| syncopator | a musician who plays syncopated jazz music (usually in a dance band) | |
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