APOCOPATE Meaning and
Definition
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Apocopate is a verb that refers to the act of shortening a word by omitting one or more syllables from its end. It often involves removing an unstressed syllable or letters from the end of a word, resulting in a truncated form. This process of truncation is commonly practiced in linguistics and can occur in various languages.
The term "apocopate" is derived from the Latin "apocopatus," which means "cut short." It is frequently used in the field of grammar and phonology to describe the reduction of a word's form. Apocopation can be applied to nouns, verbs, adjectives, or adverbs, and may involve the elimination of sounds or even entire syllables.
Apocopate is also frequently seen in the contraction of words in informal or colloquial speech. For example, the word "don't" is an apocopated form of "do not," as the final syllable "not" has been removed. Similar examples include "can't" for "cannot" or "won't" for "will not."
In summary, "apocopate" refers to the process of shortening words by omitting one or more syllables or sounds from the end of a word. This linguistic phenomenon is widely observed in different languages and can occur in everyday speech as well as in more technical contexts such as linguistics and grammar.
Common Misspellings for APOCOPATE
- zpocopate
- spocopate
- wpocopate
- qpocopate
- aoocopate
- alocopate
- a-ocopate
- a0ocopate
- apicopate
- apkcopate
- aplcopate
- appcopate
- ap0copate
- ap9copate
- apoxopate
- apovopate
- apofopate
- apodopate
- apocipate
Etymology of APOCOPATE
The word "apocopate" comes from the Latin word "apocopatus", which is the past participle of the verb "apocopare". In Latin, "apocopare" means "to shorten" or "to cut off". The term was then borrowed into English in the mid-17th century, where it retained its meaning of truncating or omitting the last part of a word.
Conjugate verb Apocopate
CONDITIONAL
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CONDITIONAL PERFECT
I
would have apocopate
you
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he/she/it
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would have apocopate
FUTURE
I
will apocopate
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he/she/it
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FUTURE PERFECT
I
will have apocopated
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IMPERATIVE
you
apocopate
we
let´s apocopate
to apocopate
PAST
I
apocopated
we
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you
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he/she/it
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they
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PAST PARTICIPLE
apocopated
PAST PERFECT
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we
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had apocopated
PRESENT
I
apocopate
we
apocopate
you
apocopate
he/she/it
apocopates
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apocopate
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
apocopating
PRESENT PERFECT
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I
am apocopating
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I
was apocopating
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I
will be apocopating
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