obtruncate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin obtruncātus, perfect passive participle of obtruncō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). === Verb === obtruncate (third-person singular simple present obtruncates, present participle obtruncating, simple past and past participle obtruncated) (obsolete) To truncate or lop the head off, to decapitate (also figurative). [1599–1885] ==== Related terms ==== === References === “obtruncate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Betancourt == Latin == === Participle === obtruncāte vocative masculine singular of obtruncātus