syncopate
sing kuh payt
- 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.