Meanings
verbaphetize (third-person singular simple present aphetizes, present participle aphetizing, simple past and past participle aphetized)
present singular third person aphetizes · participle present aphetizing · participle past aphetized · past aphetized
- transitivehuman sciencesTo shorten by aphesis.
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APA
aphetize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphetize
MLA
“aphetize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphetize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aphetize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphetize.
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