decurt

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verb

To cut short; to truncate; to curtail.

OriginLatin decurtare →
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Meanings

verbdecurt (third-person singular simple present decurts, present participle decurting, simple past and past participle decurted)

present singular third person decurts · participle present decurting · participle past decurted · past decurted

  1. obsoleteTo cut short; to truncate; to curtail.

    Your decurted or headlesse clause, Angelorum enim, et cet.

    1550, John Bale, The Apology […]

Origin

  1. Latindecurtare
  2. Englishdecurt

From Latin decurtare, from de- + curtare.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decurt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decurt.

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