Category:Syncopate

Syn"co*pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Syncopated; p. pr. & vb. n. Syncopating.] Etym: [ll. syncopatus, p.p. of syncopare to syncopate, To swoon. See syncope.]

1. (gram.)

Defn: to 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.)

Defn: 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.