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.

Origin of apocopate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM apocopate

a·poc·o·pa·tion, noun

Words nearby apocopate

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

British Dictionary definitions for apocopate

apocopate
/ (əˈpɒkəˌpeɪt) /

verb

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

Derived forms of apocopate

apocopation, noun