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strip an ending

[strɪp ən ˈɛndɪŋ]
verb phrase
remover uma terminação
1. To remove a suffix or final part from a word in linguistics or programming
The algorithm will strip an ending from the word 'running' to get 'run'.
O algoritmo irá remover uma terminação da palavra 'correndo' para obter 'corr'.
2. In text processing, to eliminate the final morpheme or affix from a word
You need to strip an ending to find the root word.
Você precisa remover uma terminação para encontrar a palavra raiz.
Synonyms
remove a suffixstrip a suffixremove an affixtrim an ending
Antonyms
add an endingadd a suffixattach an affix

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
remover uma terminação
standard usage in linguistics and programming contexts
Portugal
remover uma terminação
standard usage, same as Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

strip down to the root
get to the root of the word
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