syncopate vs syncopation

syncopate is not a noun while syncopation is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
syncopate	No	No	Yes	No
syncopation	Yes	No	No	No

syncopate (noun)	syncopation (noun)
	a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat
	(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
	music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm

syncopate (verb)	syncopation (verb)
modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat
omit a sound or letter in a word