усека́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• abridge verb To deprive; to cut off.
• truncate verb To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.

Senses

усека́ть is used for these senses in English:

• abridge (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. [First attested around 1350–1470]
• truncate (transitive) To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.

abridge — full definition

1. verb To deprive; to cut off.
2. verb To debar from.
3. verb To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
4. verb To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.

truncate — full definition

1. verb To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.
2. verb To shorten (a decimal number) by removing trailing (or leading) digits.
3. verb To replace a corner by a plane (or to make a similar change to a crystal).

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