detruncate[verb]Synonyms: top, crop, pollard, truncate
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detruncate verb trans. [di:'trʌŋkeɪt] E17.[Latin detruncat- pa. ppl stem of detruncare, from de- DE- 1 + truncare: see TRUNCATE verb.]Shorten by lopping off a part; cut short.
■ detrun'cation noun [Latin detruncatio(n-)] the action of cutting off or short; the state of being cut short:
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