arpeggiate

[ ahr-pej-ee-eyt ]

verb (used with object)

, Music.

, ar·peg·gi·at·ed, ar·peg·gi·at·ing.

1. to sound the notes of (a chord) in succession.

Word History and Origins

Origin of arpeggiate¹

arpeggi(o) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Now, since the chords are rolled and arpeggiated, one can arpeggiate quicker or slower, and help the flow of the melody in a much more flexible style than what one hears when these chords are symmetrically crashing.

From New York Times

I had inexplicably lost the ability to arpeggiate.

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