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detruncate

[dih-truhng-keyt] / dɪˈtrʌŋ keɪt /
VERB
crop
Synonyms
STRONGEST
prune shave shear
STRONG
chop clip curtail detach disengage hew lop mow pare pollard reduce shorten skive slash snip top truncate
Antonyms
STRONG
attach connect elongate expand extend grow increase lengthen raise unite
VERB
top
Synonyms
STRONGEST
trim
STRONG
amputate cream crop curtail decapitate dock pare pollard prune ream shear shorten skim truncate
WEAK
cut off file off lop off scrape off shave off
Antonyms
STRONG
elongate increase lengthen
WEAK
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V. subduct, subtract; deduct, deduce; bate, retrench; remove, withdraw, take from, take away; detract. garble, mutilate, amputate, detruncate†; cut off, cut away, cut out; abscind†, excise; pare, thin, prune, decimate; abrade, scrape, file; geld, castrate; eliminate. diminish &c.

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