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APOCOPATE
Etymology
Adjective
apocopate (not comparable)
Shortened by apocope; lacking a final sound or syllable
(grammar, Arabic language) jussive
Synonyms
• (shortened by apocope): apocopic, clipped, shortened, abbreviated
Verb
apocopate (third-person singular simple present apocopates, present participle apocopating, simple past and past participle apocopated)
(linguistics) To shorten using apocope; to remove the final sound or syllable.
(linguistics, intransitive) To undergo apocope.
Source: Wiktionary
A*poc"o*pate, v. t. Etym: [LL. apocopatus, p. p. of apocopare to cut off, fr. L. apocore. See Apocope.] (Gram.)
Definition: To cut off or drop; as, to apocopate a word, or the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
A*poc"o*pate, A*poc"o*pa`ted, a.
Definition: Shortened by apocope; as, an apocopate form.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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