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)

Derived Forms

• aˌpocoˈpation, noun

Other Words From

• a·poco·pation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of apocopate¹

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