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