syncopation vs syncopate

syncopation is a noun but syncopate is not a noun.

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

syncopation (noun)	syncopate (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

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