Truncate
Truncate , transitive verb
[Latin truncatus, past participle of truncare to cut off, mutilate, from truncus maimed, mutilated, cut short. See Trunk.]
To cut off; to lop; to maim.
Truncate , adjective
[Latin truncatus, p. p. ]
Appearing as if cut off at the tip; as, a truncate leaf or feather.