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truncate

verbCommon GRE wordMore T words

to shorten by cutting off a part

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Truncate in a sentence

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The editor truncated the article to fit the column's strict word limit.

Synonyms
shortenabbreviatecurtailtrim
Antonyms
extendlengthenprolong

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Verbal · Text Completion

Critics initially dismissed the composer's late works as merely blank, but later scholars recognized in them a deliberate restraint that concealed considerable technical sophistication.

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Truncate (verb) means to shorten by cutting off a part
Here is truncate used in an example sentence: "The editor truncated the article to fit the column's strict word limit."
Common synonyms for truncate include shorten, abbreviate, curtail, trim.
Antonyms of truncate include extend, lengthen, prolong.
Truncate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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