Английский разговорный словарь (основной) - syncopate
Syncopate
syncopate
ˈsɪŋkəpeɪt v.tr. 1 Mus. displacethe beats or accents in (a passage) so thatstrong beats becomeweakand vice versa. 2 shorten (a word) by dropping interior sounds or letters, as symbology for symbolology, Gloster for Gloucester. øøsyncopation n. syncopator n. [LL syncopare swoon (as SYNCOPE)]