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truncate

/tɹˈʌŋkˌeɪt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

  1. terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off
    “a truncate leaf”

verb

  1. replace a corner by a plane
  2. approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
    “truncate a series”
  3. make shorter as if by cutting off
    “truncate a word”

Synonyms for truncate

Words that rhyme with truncate

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