to apocopate

Examples

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• Linguists study how speakers apocopate words in casual conversation.

• You can apocopate the word 'photograph' to 'photo'.

• Some English dialects often apocopate words, such as saying 'goin'' instead of 'going'.

• The linguist apocopated several terms for clarity.

• The word 'photo' is an example of how we can apocopate 'photograph' by dropping the final syllables.

• In casual speech, people often apocopate longer words, like saying 'lab' instead of 'laboratory.'

• Many children apocopate words they find difficult, such as calling 'television' simply 'TV.'

Synonyms

A

to abbreviate

vsto apocopate

7 3.8

To shorten a word or phrase by using its first letters

shortens only by removing the final sound or syllable

E

to elide

vsto apocopate

2 8.2

To leave out part of a word when you say or write it

omits only the final sound or syllable in a word

Antonyms

L

to lengthen

34 2.4

Make something longer in size, distance, or time

How Short

to apocopate

• Specialized

9.9

to truncate

8 7.0

to elide

2 8.2

to shorten

45 2.3

to trim

95 2.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology