detruncate

detruncate
detruncation, n.
/di trung"kayt/, v.t., detruncated, detruncating.
to reduce by cutting off a part; cut down.
[1615-25; < L detruncatus (ptp. of detruncare). See DE-, TRUNCATE]

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  • Detruncate — De*trun cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detruncated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detruncating}.] [L. detruncatus, p. p. of detruncare to cut off; de + truncare to maim, shorten, cut off. See {Truncate}.] To shorten by cutting; to cut off; to lop off. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • detruncate — index condense, excise (cut away), remove (eliminate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • detruncate — [dē truŋ′kāt΄] vt. detruncated, detruncating [< L detruncatus, pp. of detruncare: see DE & TRUNCATE] to cut off a part of; truncate …   English World dictionary

  • detruncate — v. decrease by cutting off a part; cut down …   English contemporary dictionary

  • detruncate — de·truncate …   English syllables

  • detruncate — /diˈtrʌŋkeɪt/ (say dee trungkayt) verb (t) (detruncated, detruncating) to reduce by cutting off a part; cut down. {Latin dētruncātus, past participle} –detruncation /ˌditrʌŋˈkeɪʃən/ (say .deetrung kayshuhn), noun …  

  • detruncate —   v.t. cut short; lop.    ♦ detruncation, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

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  • Detruncated — Detruncate De*trun cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detruncated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detruncating}.] [L. detruncatus, p. p. of detruncare to cut off; de + truncare to maim, shorten, cut off. See {Truncate}.] To shorten by cutting; to cut off; to lop off …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Detruncating — Detruncate De*trun cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detruncated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detruncating}.] [L. detruncatus, p. p. of detruncare to cut off; de + truncare to maim, shorten, cut off. See {Truncate}.] To shorten by cutting; to cut off; to lop off …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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