Sýn'co-pāte, v. t.
(sĭŋk'o-pāt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. SYNCOPATED; p. pr. & vb. n. SYNCOPATING.] [L. Lat. syncopare, syncopatum, It. sincopare, Sp. sincopar, Fr. syncoper. See SYNCOPE.]
Sense 1. To contract, as a word, by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle.
Sense 2. (Mus.) To commence, as a tone on an unaccented part of a measure, and continue into the following accented part.