Syncopal(a.) Of or pertaining to syncope; resembling syncope.
Syncopate(v. t.) To contract, as a word, by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; as, \"Gloster\" is a syncopated form of \"Gloucester.\"
Syncopate(v. t.) To commence, as a tone, on an unaccented part of a measure, and continue it into the following accented part, so that the accent is driven back upon the weak part and the rhythm drags.
Syncopated(imp. & p. p.) of Syncopate
Syncopating(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Syncopate
Syncopation(n.) The act of syncopating; the contraction of a word by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; syncope.
Syncopation(n.) The act of syncopating; a peculiar figure of rhythm, or rhythmical alteration, which consists in welding into one tone the second half of one beat with the first half of the beat which follows.
Syncope(n.) An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters or syllables from the middle of a word; as, ne'er for never, ev'ry for every.
Syncope(n.) Same as Syncopation.
Syncope(n.) A fainting, or swooning. See Fainting.
Syncope(n.) A pause or cessation; suspension.
Syncopize(v. t.) To syncopate.
Words within syncopates