- syncopate - omit a sound or letter in a word; "syncopate a word"
--1 is one way to shorten
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun syncopation1, noun syncope2
Somebody ----s something
- syncopate - modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat
--2 is one way to modify
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun syncopation3, noun syncopation2, noun syncopator1
Somebody ----s something