detruncate

[ dih-truhng-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, de·trun·cat·ed, de·trun·cat·ing.

1. to reduce by cutting off a part; cut down.

detruncate

/ diːˈtrʌŋkeɪt /

verb

1. tr another word for truncate

Derived Forms

• ˌdetrunˈcation, noun

Other Words From

• detrun·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of detruncate¹

First recorded in 1615–25, detruncate is from the Latin word dētruncātus (past participle of dētruncāre ). See de-, truncate

Example Sentences

V. subduct, subtract; deduct, deduce; bate, retrench; remove, withdraw, take from, take away; detract. garble, mutilate, amputate, detruncate†; cut off, cut away, cut out; abscind†, excise; pare, thin, prune, decimate; abrade, scrape, file; geld, castrate; eliminate. diminish &c.

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