† syncopize, v. Obs.
(ˈsɪŋkəpaɪz)
Also 5 -yse.
[a. OF. sincopiser intr. to swoon, ad. med.L. syncopizāre, f. syncopē syncope. Cf. It. sincopizzare, Sp. sincopizar.]
1. intr. To be affected with syncope; to swoon.
| 1490 Caxton Eneydos vi. 25 Thenne dydo..bare it moche inpacyentli and sorowfully & in suche anguysshe of herte that she swowned, syncopysed, & syghed. 1597 A. M. tr. Guillemeau's Fr. Chirurg. 37 b/2 Fearing least he should grow faynt, or syncopize. |
2. trans. To cut short, ‘clip’, contract, syncopate.
| 1642 T. Trescot Zeal. Magist. 13 Doe not Syncopize..thy words. 1680 Dalgarno Deaf & Dumb Man's Tutor 114 A Poetical humor of Syncopizing and contracting their words. |
Hence † syncopization (so obs. F.), condition of ‘syncopizing’, syncope.
| 1597 A. M. tr. Guillemeau's Fr. Chirurg. 51 b/1 The persone must fall into syncopizatione or fayntnes. |