syncopate

From Medieval Latin syncopātus, past participle of syncopō, from Late Latin syncopa, from Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “cut”).

syncopate (third-person singular simple present syncopates, present participle syncopating, simple past and past participle syncopated)

1. (transitive, linguistics, phonology) to omit a vocalic or consonantal sound or a syllable from a word; to use syncope
2. (transitive, music) to stress or accentuate the weak beat of a rhythm; to use syncopation

• syncopative
• syncope