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truncate
/'trəŋ,keɪt/
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  1. verb
    make shorter as if by cutting off
    "truncate a word" "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"

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    cut short
    type of:
    shorten
  2. adjective
    terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off
    "a truncate leaf" "truncated volcanic mountains" "a truncated pyramid"

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    truncated short
  3. verb
    approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
    "truncate a series"
  4. verb
    replace a corner by a plane
Examples of truncate
  • "truncate a word"
  • "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"
  • "a truncate leaf"
  • "truncated volcanic mountains"
  • "a truncated pyramid"
  • "truncate a series"
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