Truncate
To shorten something by cutting off a part of it.
verbTruncate
To shorten something by cutting off a part of it.
verbImagine This
If someone ate part of the trunk of a tree, the tree will certainly be shorter. Kate owns a tree cutting company called 'Trunk Kate'. Her company cuts off or sometimes just cuts the trees' trunks shorter. Then the tree trunks are sold as firewood.
Sounds Like
TRUNG-kayt
Looks Like
Looks like: trunk + ate
Remember This
The trunk is the main stem of a tree and often symbolizes strength and height.
Other Forms
Connect With
shorten, reduce, prune, curtail, abbreviate
Note
In everyday use, truncate means to shorten by removing a part. In computing or mathematics, it can also mean dropping digits (or cutting off digits) beyond a certain point.
Study Deeper
- The editor decided to truncate the article to fit the page limit.
- The video was truncated to remove the extraneous footage.
From Latin truncare 'to cut off', from truncus 'trunk, stump'.
Mnemonic: Truncate = trunk ate; imagine the trunk being eaten away to shorten it.
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