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apocopate

[ uh-pok-uh-peyt ]

verb (used with object)

, a·poc·o·pat·ed, a·poc·o·pat·ing.
  1. to shorten by apocope.

apocopate

/ əˈpɒkəˌpeɪt /

verb

  1. tr to omit the final sound or sounds of (a word)

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Derived Forms

  • aˌpocoˈpation, noun

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Other Words From

  • a·poco·pation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of apocopate1

1850–55; v. use of apocopate (adj.) curtailed, docked. See apocope, -ate 1

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