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decurt

decurt verb: to cut short; to truncate; to curtail.

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete) To cut short; to truncate; to curtail.
    • Your decurted or headlesse clause, Angelorum enim, et cet.1550, John Bale, The Apology […]

Forms of decurt

third-person singular presentdecurts
present participledecurting
past participledecurted
pastdecurted

Origin of decurt

From Latin decurtare, from de- + curtare.

Questions about decurt

What does decurt mean?
Decurt means to cut short; to truncate; to curtail.
What part of speech is decurt?
Decurt is a verb.
What is the past tense of decurt?
The past tense of decurt is decurted.

Words near decurt in the dictionary

  1. decurrent
  2. decurrently
  3. decursinol
  4. decursion
  5. decursions
  6. decurt
  7. decurtate
  8. decurtated
  9. decurtates
  10. decurtating
  11. decurtation

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