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v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Detruncated; p. pr. & vb. n. Detruncating. ] [ L. detruncatus, p. p. of detruncare to cut off; de + truncare to maim, shorten, cut off. See Truncate. ] To shorten by cutting; to cut off; to lop off. [ 1913 Webster ]