verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To play (a chord) as an arpeggio. transitive

   "[…] Mr. Keezer arpeggiated chords a little flashily, but justifiably so; […]."

2. 2
   To represent separately on a score.

Synonyms

All synonyms

arpeggio

Example

More examples

"[…] Mr. Keezer arpeggiated chords a little flashily, but justifiably so; […]."

Etymology

From arpeggio + -ate.

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