syncopate

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

syncopise syncopize apocopate deaccent oxytonize solecise monosyllabize drop monophthongize desynonymize

Often followed by

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Word family

syncopated syncopates syncopating syncopator syncopators