1. shortening a word by dropping one or more sounds or letters from the end
Usage: linguistics; present participle of apocopate

Examples

• The word 'phone' is an example of apocopating 'telephone'.
• In casual speech, apocopating longer words makes communication faster.
• Many languages use apocopating as a natural process of word evolution.
• The linguist explained how apocopating affects modern slang development.
• Spanish speakers are apocopating 'señorita' to 'señorita' in rapid conversation.