Definitions for syncopate

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syncopate syn·co·pate

Spelling: [sing-kuh-peyt, sin-]

IPA: /ˈsɪŋ kəˌpeɪt, ˈsɪn-/

Syncopate is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 692 anagrams from letters in syncopate (acenopsty).

Definitions for syncopate

verb (used with object)

1. Music. to place (the accents) on beats that are normally unaccented. to treat (a passage, piece, etc.) in this way.
2. Grammar. to contract (a word) by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in reducing Gloucester to Gloster.

Origin of syncopate

First recorded in 1595-1605, syncopate is from the Medieval Latin word syncopātus (past participle of syncopāre to shorten by syncope). See syncope, Examples for syncopate

syncopate and curtail a motive power, and leave a body of water.

syncopate and curtail a royal ornament, and leave a domestic animal.

syncopate and curtail a sweet substance, and leave an agricultural implement.

syncopate a short, ludicrous play, and leave a part of the body.

syncopate another part of the body, and leave a wild animal.

syncopate a crown of a person of rank, and leave a musical instrument.

syncopate and curtail a carpenter's tool, and leave an insect.

syncopate and transpose the envelope, and give the inner part.

syncopate and curtail a greenish mineral, and leave a Turkish officer.

syncopate a small house, and leave a fugitive named in the Bible.