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Webster 1913 Edition

Apocopate

A-poc′o-pate

,
Verb.
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Apocopate

APOC'OPATE

,
Verb.
T.
[See apocope.]
To cut off, or drop the last letter or syllable of a word.

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