De-trŭn'cāte, v. t.

(de-trunk'āt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. DETRUNCATED; p. pr. & vb. n. DETRUNCATING.] [Lat. detruncare, detruncatum, from de and truncare, to maim, mutilate, or shorten, by cutting off, to cut off, from truncus, maimed, cut short. See TRUNCATE.] To shorten by cutting; to cut off; to lop.