The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word APOSTROPHIZE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1942.
Shorten a word crossword clue answers
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| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| APOSTROPHIZE | 100 % | 12 |
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Crossword Answer definitions
APOSTROPHIZE verb- To address using the form of rhetoric called the apostrophe.
- To add one or more apostrophe characters to text to indicate missing letters.
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