Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Anaptotic · An·ap·tot·ic · IPA /ˌæn.əpˈtɑt.ɪk/ 01 a. Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay; as, anaptotic languages. 1. Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay; as, anaptotic languages.