Definitions of truncate:

  • verb:   replace a corner by a plane
  • verb:   make shorter as if by cutting off
    Example: "Truncate a word"
  • verb:   approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
    Example: "Truncate a series"
  • adjective:   terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off
    Example: "A truncate leaf"