Obtruncate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Obtruncate is a verb meaning To truncate or lop the head off, to decapitate (also figurative).
Meaning
To truncate or lop the head off, to decapitate (also figurative).
Example Sentences
obtruncated petals
Rustic chairs and benches are scattered about, some of them ponderously fashioned out of the stumps of obtruncated trees, and others more artfully made with intertwining branches, or perhaps an imitation of such frail handiwork in iron.
Word Forms
- obtruncates
- obtruncating
- obtruncated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include trunk, detruncate, head, limb, lobotomize, unlimb.
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