1) Accent the off-beats 2) Shorten 3) To use syncopation 4) To use syncope
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• (v. t.) To contract, as a word, by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; as, `Gloster` is a syncopated form of `Gloucester.` • (v. t.) 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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1. 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. 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. ... Origin: LL. Syn...
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Syn'co·pate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Syncopated ; present participle & verbal noun Syncopating .] [ Late Latin syncopatus , past participle of syncopare to syncopate, to swoon. See Syncope .]
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to shift the regular accent of a tone or beat by beginning on an unaccented beat and continuing through the next accented beat.
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v] - omit a sound or letter in a word 2. [v] - music: modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat
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· to place (the accents) on beats that are normally unaccented. · to treat (a passage, piece, etc.) in this way.
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