syncopate

v. இடைக்குறைப்படுத்து, (இசை.) ஓசையில் இழுப்பிசையாக்கு, செயற்கையாக அழுத்தமாற்றிச் சந்தத்தைத் தற்காலிகமாக வேறுபடுத்து.

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Syn"co*pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Syncopated; p. pr. & vb. n. Syncopating.] Etym: [LL. syncopatus, p.p. of syncopare to syncopate, to swoon. See Syncope.] 1. (Gram.) Defn: To contract, as a word, by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; as, "Gloster" is a syncopated form of "Gloucester." 2. (Mus.) Defn: To commence, as a tone, on an unaccented part of a measure, and continue it into the following accented part, so that the accent is driven back upon the weak part and the rhythm drags.

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