arpeggiate

English

Etymology

From arpeggio +‎ -ate.

Verb

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”, New York Times:

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

2. (music, of the notes of a chord) To represent separately on a score.

Derived terms

• arpeggiation

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Italian

Verb

arpeggiate

1. second-person plural present indicative of arpeggiare
2. second-person plural imperative of arpeggiare
3. second-person plural present subjunctive of arpeggiare
4. Feminine plural of arpeggiato

Anagrams

• pareggiate