| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To cut off or drop; as, to apocopate a word, or the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.[Websters] 2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: apocopating, apocopated, apocopates, apocopater, apocopaters, apocopatingly and apocopatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective | 1. An alternative spelling for "Apocopated": Shortened by apocope; as, an apocopate form.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb apocopately.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (apocopately) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective apocopate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
"APOCOPATE" is a common misspelling or typo for: apocopated, apocopates. |
Date "APOCOPATE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: APOCOPATE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] To cut off, or drop the last letter or syllable of a word.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] Shortened by apocope; lacking a final sound or syllable. (references) | 2: [Verb] (linguistics) To shorten using apocope; to remove the final sound or syllable. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
