English Explanatory Dictionary

decurtate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Shortened, curtailed.
verb
  1. To cut short.

Word forms

decurtate more decurtate most decurtate decurtates decurtating decurtated

Etymology

First attested around the beginning of the 16th century; borrowed from Latin dēcurtātus, perfect passive participle of dēcurtō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of decurt.

Related words

decurtation
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