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Verb: syncopate  'sing-ku,peyt
  1. Omit a sound or letter in a word
    "syncopate a word"
     
  2. (music) modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat

Derived forms: syncopated, syncopates, syncopating

Type of: modify, shorten

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