† decurtadj.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Decurt, short.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
† decurtv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To cut down, shorten, dock, curtail, abridge.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > summarize or abridge [verb (transitive)]
abrevya1325
comprehendc1369
abridgec1384
shorta1390
suma1398
abbreviate?a1475
shorten1530
to cut short?1542
curtail1553
to knit up1553
to wind up1583
clip1598
epitomize1599
brief1601
contract1604
to shut up1622
decurt1631
to sum up1642
breviate1663
curtilate1665
compendize1693
epitomate1702
to gather up1782
summarize1808
scissor1829
précis1856
to cut down1857
to boil down1880
synopsize1882
essence1888
résumé1888
short copy1891
bovrilize1900
pot1927
summate1951
capsulize1958
profile1970
1631 J. Done Polydoron 88 It is..plaine Roguerie to decurte or mispoint their writings.
Derivatives
deˈcurted adj.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > curtailed
abridgeda1382
docked1408
defalcate1531
decurted?1550
curtailed1561
limited1590
minced1609
clipped1788
razeed1821
shorn1853
restricted1856
curtate1875
fine-cut1894
?1550 J. Bale Apol. agaynste Papyst 147 Your decurted or headlesse clause, Angelorum enim, et cet.
1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. Z2 To him bring Thy free (and not decurted) offering.
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adj.1623v.?1550