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syncopate

/ˈsɪŋkəpeɪt/

syncopate verb: to omit a vocalic or consonantal sound or a syllable from a word; to use syncope.

Verb

syncopate (third-person singular simple present syncopates, present participle syncopating, simple past and past participle syncopated)

  1. (transitive) to omit a vocalic or consonantal sound or a syllable from a word; to use syncope
  2. (transitive) to stress or accentuate the weak beat of a rhythm; to use syncopation

syncopate meaning in Tamil

syncopate in Tamil

இடைக்குறைப்படுத்து, ஓசையில் இழுப்பிசையாக்கு

Forms of syncopate

third-person singular presentsyncopates
present participlesyncopating
past participlesyncopated
pastsyncopated

Origin of syncopate

From Medieval Latin syncopātus, past participle of syncopō, from Late Latin syncopa, from Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “cut”).

Words formed from syncopate

Questions about syncopate

What does syncopate mean?
Syncopate means to omit a vocalic or consonantal sound or a syllable from a word; to use syncope.
What is syncopate in Tamil?
Syncopate in Tamil is இடைக்குறைப்படுத்து, ஓசையில் இழுப்பிசையாக்கு. See Syncopate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is syncopate?
Syncopate is a verb.
How do you pronounce syncopate?
Syncopate is pronounced /ˈsɪŋkəpeɪt/.
What is the past tense of syncopate?
The past tense of syncopate is syncopated.

Words near syncopate in the dictionary

  1. syncollisional
  2. syncolpate
  3. Syncom
  4. Syncoms
  5. syncopal
  6. syncopate
  7. syncopated
  8. syncopates
  9. syncopating
  10. syncopation
  11. syncopational

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Adapted from Wiktionary: syncopate (page history and authors); syncopate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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