Definition of "syncopate"

syncopate

verb
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