Aphetize

/ˈæfətaɪz/ verb

To undergo or cause aphesis; to lose or drop the initial sound or syllable from a word.

From aphesis + -ize (verb suffix). This verb form emerged in linguistic analysis to describe the active process of how sounds are lost from word beginnings.

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