Definitions for syncopates

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syncopates syn·co·pate

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

IPA: /ˈsɪŋ kəˌpeɪt, ˈsɪn-/

Syncopates is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 839 anagrams from letters in syncopates (acenopssty).

Definitions for syncopates

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 syncopates

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 syncopates

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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