apocopate

[ uh-pok-uh-peyt ]

verb (used with object)

, a·poc·o·pat·ed, a·poc·o·pat·ing.

1. to shorten by apocope.

apocopate

/ əˈpɒkəˌpeɪt /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• aˌpocoˈpation, noun

Other Words From

• a·poco·pation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of apocopate¹

1850–55; v. use of apocopate (adj.) curtailed, docked. See apocope, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

Shortened by apocope; as, an apocopate form.

From Project Gutenberg

Apocopate, a-pok′o-pāt, v.t. to cut off the last letter or syllable of a word:—pr.p. apoc′opāting; pa.p. apoc′opāted.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg

They both want to be adored, as Ian Brown would have it, although he would have said "wanna" – suburban kids Pockson and Matthews are far too posh to apocopate.

From The Guardian