Meaning

(transitive) To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.
2. (mathematics, transitive) To shorten (a decimal number) by removing trailing (or leading) digits.
3. (geometry) To replace a corner by a plane (or to make a similar change to a crystal).
4. Truncated.
5. (botany, anatomy) Having an abrupt termination.

Example Sentences

The script was truncated to leave time for commercials.

All these great plans were in vain, however, for in the cold dawn following the "Mania" years of 1845-46 the M.B.M. & M.J.R. project was truncated to an 11½-mile line from Ambergate to Rowsley.

Word Forms

• truncates
• truncating
• truncated
• more truncate
• most truncate

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When Should You Use Truncate?

Use truncate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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