First Known Use: 1716
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adjective trun·cate \ˈtrəŋ-ˌkāt, ˈtrən-\
Definition of TRUNCATE
: having the end square or even <truncate leaves>
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Origin of TRUNCATE
Latin truncatus, past participle of truncare to shorten, from truncus trunk
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2truncate
transitive verb
: to make (something) shorter
trun·cat·edtrun·cat·ing
Full Definition of TRUNCATE
1
: to shorten by or as if by cutting off
2
: to replace (an edge or corner of a crystal) by a plane
— trun·ca·tion \trəŋ-ˈkā-shən, trən-\ noun
First Known Use of TRUNCATE
circa 1727
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