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apocopate
a·poc·o·pate
/
əˈpɒk
əˌpeɪt
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verb (used with object),
a·poc·o·pat·ed,
a·poc·o·pat·ing.
to shorten by
apocope
.
Origin:
1850–55;
v. use of
apocopate
(adj.) curtailed, docked. See
apocope
,
-ate
1
Related forms
a·poc·o·pa·tion,
noun
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apocopate
(əˈpɒkəˌpeɪt)
—
vb
(
tr
) to omit the final sound or sounds of (a word)
apoco'pation
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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