syncopate

t. [Lat. syncopatus, pa. par. of syncopo to swoon; syncope, syncopa =a swoon, syncope (in gram.); Gr. syngkope =a cutting short, syncope (in gram.), a swoon: syn =with, together, and kop to to cut.] chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; IMG:content-0725.png:[blocks in formation] "The time has long past for such syncopations and compre ions as gave us 'arbalist,' 'governor,' 'pedant,' and proctor,' from 'arcubalist a,' 'gubernator,' 'pædagogans,' and 'procurator." "-Fitzedward Hall: Modern English , p. 175. 2. Music : Suspension or alteration of rhythm by driving the accent to that part of a bar not usually accented. Syncopation may be completed in a bar, or it may be carried by sequence through several bars, or it may be so that more than one bar is involved in the syncopation. Syncopated counterpoint is the fourth species of counterpoint. sỹń-cô-pě, *syn-cốp, s. (Lat., from Gr. syng kope.] [SYNCOPATE.] IMG:content-0726.png:[blocks in formation] 1. Gram.: The contraction of a word by elision; an elision or omi ion of one or more letters, or a syllable, from the middle of a word, as in ne'er for never, ev'ry for every. 2 Pathol.: [FAINTING, C. 2.] 3. Music: The same as SYNCOPATION (q. v.). *sỹń-co-pist, s. [Eng. syncop(e); -ist.] One who syncopates or contracts words by syncope. "To outshine all the modern syncopists , and thoroughly content my English readers." Add is on : Spectator, No. 567. *sỹń-co-pize, v. t . [Eng. syncop(e); -ize.] To contract by syncopation; to syncopate. "A poetical humor of syncopizing and contracting their words."-Dalgarno: Deaf and Dumb Man's Tutor. syn-cra-tişm, s. [SYNCRETISM.] syn-crêtic, a. & 8. [SYNCRETISM.] A. As adject .: Of or pertaining to syncretism; characterized by syncretism. B. As subst.: A syncretist (q. v.).