English Explanatory Dictionary

obtruncate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To truncate or lop the head off, to decapitate (also figurative).

Word forms

obtruncate obtruncates obtruncating obtruncated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obtruncātus, perfect passive participle of obtruncō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Related words

obtruncation truncate truncated trunk
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