arpeggiate

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English

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Etymology

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From arpeggio +‎ -ate.

Verb

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arpeggiate (third-person singular simple present arpeggiates, present participle arpeggiating, simple past and past participle arpeggiated)

  1. (music, transitive) To play (a chord) as an arpeggio.
    • 2007 January 12, Ben Ratliff, “High-Toned Scats and Purrs by a Low-Profile Jazz Singer”, in New York Times[1]:
      [] Mr. Keezer arpeggiated chords a little flashily, but justifiably so; [] .
  2. (music, of the notes of a chord) To represent separately on a score.
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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Translations

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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arpeggiate

  1. inflection of arpeggiare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

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Participle

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arpeggiate f pl

  1. feminine plural of arpeggiato

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