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arpeggiate

arpeggiate verb: to play (a chord) as an arpeggio.

Verb

arpeggiate (third-person singular simple present arpeggiates, present participle arpeggiating, simple past and past participle arpeggiated)

  1. (transitive) To play (a chord) as an arpeggio.
    • […] Mr. Keezer arpeggiated chords a little flashily, but justifiably so; […].2007 January 12, Ben Ratliff, “High-Toned Scats and Purrs by a Low-Profile Jazz Singer”, in New York Times
  2. To represent separately on a score.

Forms of arpeggiate

third-person singular presentarpeggiates
present participlearpeggiating
past participlearpeggiated
pastarpeggiated

Origin of arpeggiate

From arpeggio + -ate.

Words formed from arpeggiate

Questions about arpeggiate

What does arpeggiate mean?
Arpeggiate means to play (a chord) as an arpeggio.
What part of speech is arpeggiate?
Arpeggiate is a verb.
What is the past tense of arpeggiate?
The past tense of arpeggiate is arpeggiated.

Words near arpeggiate in the dictionary

  1. Arpavon
  2. Arpașu de Jos
  3. arpeggi
  4. arpeggiando
  5. arpeggiandos
  6. arpeggiate
  7. arpeggiated
  8. arpeggiates
  9. arpeggiating
  10. arpeggiation
  11. arpeggiations

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