Apocopate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Apocopate \A*poc"o*pate\, v. t. [LL. apocopatus, p. p. of
     apocopare to cut off, fr. L. apocore. See {Apocope}.] (Gram.)
     To cut off or drop; as, to apocopate a word, or the last
     letter, syllable, or part of a word.
     [1913 Webster] Apocopate



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Apocopate \A*poc"o*pate\, Apocopated \A*poc"o*pa`ted\, a.
     Shortened by apocope; as, an apocopate form.
     [1913 Webster]