apocopate

[ uh-pok-uh-peyt ]

/ əˈpɒk əˌpeɪt /

verb (used with object), a·poc·o·pat·ed, a·poc·o·pat·ing.

to shorten by apocope.

Nearby words

apocatastasis, apocenter, apochromat, apochromatic, apochromatic objective, apocopate, apocope, apocrine, apocrine adenoma, apocrine carcinoma, apocrine chromesthesia

Origin of apocopate

1850–55; v. use of apocopate (adj.) curtailed, docked. See apocope, -ate¹

Related formsa·poc·o·pa·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for apocopate

apocopate

/ (əˈpɒkəˌpeɪt) /

verb

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

Derived Formsapocopation, noun

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