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truncate

1. trun.cate \'tr*n-.ka-t, 'tr*n-\ \.tr*n-'ka-sh*n, .tr*n-\ vt [L 
   truncatus, pp. of truncare, fr. truncus trunk] 1: to shorten by or as if by 
   cutting off : LOP  2: to replace (an edge or corner of a crystal) by a 
   plane  - trun.ca.tion n
2. trun.cate \'tr*n-.ka-t, 'tr*n-\ aj 1: having the end square or even {a ~ 
   leaf}  2: lacking an apex - used of a spiral shell