DETRUNCATE

Etymology

Verb

detruncate (third-person singular simple present detruncates, present participle detruncating, simple past and past participle detruncated)

(transitive) To shorten by cutting; to lop off.

Anagrams

• utteranced

Source: Wiktionary


De*trun"cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detruncated; p. pr. & vb. n. Detruncating.] Etym: [L. detruncatus, p. p. of detruncare to cut off; de + truncare to maim, shorten, cut off. See Truncate.]

Definition: To shorten by cutting; to cut off; to lop off.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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