Apocopate

[ә'pɔkәpeit]

Definition

(v. t.) To cut off or drop; as, to apocopate a word, or the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.

(a.) Alt. of Apocopated

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Definition

v.t. to cut off the last letter or syllable of a word:—pr.p. apoc′opāting; pa.p. apoc′opāted.—ns. Apocopā′tion; Apocope (a-pok′op-ē) n. the cutting off of the last letter or syllable of a word.

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