English

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”, in 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.

(Can we add an example for this sense?)

Derived terms

• arpeggiation

Translations

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