"decurt" meaning in English

See decurt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: decurts [present, singular, third-person], decurting [participle, present], decurted [participle, past], decurted [past]
Etymology: From Latin decurtare, from de- + curtare. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|decurtare}} Latin decurtare Head templates: {{en-verb}} decurt (third-person singular simple present decurts, present participle decurting, simple past and past participle decurted)
  1. (obsolete) To cut short; to curtail. Tags: obsolete

Inflected forms

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