syncopate

From Medieval Latin syncopātus, past participle of syncopō, from Late Latin syncopa, from Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “cut”)

syncopate (third-person singular simple present syncopates, present participle syncopating, simple past and past participle syncopated)

1. (transitive, linguistics) to omit a sound or a letter from a word; to use syncope
2. (transitive, music) to stress or accentuate the weak beat of a rhythm; to use syncopation