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aphetise

aphetise is the alternative form of aphetize.

Meaning of aphetize

Verb

aphetize (third-person singular simple present aphetizes, present participle aphetizing, simple past and past participle aphetized)

  1. (transitive) To shorten by aphesis.

Forms of aphetise

third-person singular presentaphetises
present participleaphetising
past participleaphetised
pastaphetised

Questions about aphetise

What is aphetise the alternative form of?
Aphetise is the alternative form of aphetize.

Words near aphetise in the dictionary

  1. aphesis
  2. apheta
  3. aphetas
  4. aphetic
  5. aphetically
  6. aphetise
  7. aphetism
  8. aphetisms
  9. aphetize
  10. aphetized
  11. aphetizes

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