APHETIZE

Verb

aphetize (third-person singular simple present aphetizes, present participle aphetizing, simple past and past participle aphetized)

(transitive, linguistics) To shorten by aphesis.

Anagrams

• hepatize

Source: Wiktionary


Aph"e*tize, v. t.

Definition: To shorten by aphesis. These words . . . have been aphetized. New Eng. Dict.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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