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APOCOPATING Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word apocopating. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word apocopating. (close relations)

Best Synonyms for APOCOPATING

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clipping
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

• cutting down to the desired size or shape

• the act of clipping or snipping

cutting
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

• a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

• the act of cutting something into parts

• a piece cut off from the main part of something

• an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

• removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

• the division of a deck of cards before dealing

• the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

• the act of diluting something

• the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

adjective satellite

• (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

• unpleasantly cold and damp

• painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

reducing
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

• loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer

shortening
nounn
noun

• fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods

• act of decreasing in length

abbreviating
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• shorten

abridging
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• lessen, diminish, or curtail

cropping
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the yield from plants in a single growing season

• a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale

• a collection of people or things appearing together

• the output of something in a season

• the stock or handle of a whip

• a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food

verb

• cut short

• prepare for crops

• yield crops

• let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

curtailing
verbv
verb

• place restrictions on

• terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

truncating
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off

verb

• replace a corner by a plane

• approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one

• make shorter as if by cutting off

Alternatives for CLIPPING

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