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Aphetize

Aph′e-tize

,
Verb.
T.
To shorten by aphesis.
These words . . . have been
aphetized
.
New Eng. Dict.

Definition 2024


aphetize

aphetize

English

Verb

aphetize (third-person singular simple present aphetizes, present participle aphetizing, simple past and past participle aphetized)

  1. (transitive, linguistics) To shorten by aphesis.