"decurtate" meaning in English

See decurtate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more decurtate [comparative], most decurtate [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin decurtare, decurtatum. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|decurtare}} Latin decurtare Head templates: {{en-adj}} decurtate (comparative more decurtate, superlative most decurtate)
  1. shortened, curtailed
    Sense id: en-decurtate-en-adj-WInIUZ7Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14

Verb

Forms: decurtates [present, singular, third-person], decurtating [participle, present], decurtated [participle, past], decurtated [past]
Etymology: From Latin decurtare, decurtatum. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|decurtare}} Latin decurtare Head templates: {{en-verb}} decurtate (third-person singular simple present decurtates, present participle decurtating, simple past and past participle decurtated)
  1. (archaic, rare, transitive) To cut short. Tags: archaic, rare, transitive Related terms: decurtation
    Sense id: en-decurtate-en-verb-iqKGUaQk

Inflected forms

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