apocopateadj.
/əˈpɒkəpeɪt//əˈpɒkəpət/ Cut short by apocope. (Used spec. of words from which the last letter or syllable has disappeared.)
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c1850 Pinnock's Heb. Catech. 20 The apocopate future..occurs only in the second and third person.
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apocopatev.
/əˈpɒkəpeɪt/ To cut off (esp. the last letter or syllable of a word).
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apocopate1845
1845 S. Judd Margaret ii. i. 195 You apocopate that from the alphabet, and Deacon Hadlock will apocopate you from the School.
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