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• v  omit a sound or letter in a word
  syncopate a word
• v  modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat

• In the rush to catch up to western industrial powers, Germany has tried ever since 1871 to syncopate history.
• Since she tends to syncopate even her school songs, her teachers don't ask her to sing solo.
• In the rush to catch up to western industrial powers, Germany has tried ever since 1871 to syncopate history.