усека́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• abridge verb To take something away from someone; to cut it off.
• truncate verb To make something shorter by cutting a part off the end.

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 take something away from someone; to cut it off.
2. verb To stop someone from having or doing something.
3. verb To make something shorter in length or time.
4. verb To make a piece of writing shorter while keeping its main meaning.

truncate — full definition

1. verb To make something shorter by cutting a part off the end.
2. verb (maths) To make a decimal number shorter by dropping some of its digits.
3. verb (geometry) To cut off a corner of a shape or crystal, replacing it with a flat surface.

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