əˈbɹiːvieɪtɪd əˈbɹi.viˌeɪ.tɪd tɹʌŋˈkeɪt ˈtɹʌŋˌkeɪt terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off a truncate leaf truncated volcanic mountains a truncated pyramid cut short in duration the abbreviated speech her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking an unsatisfactory truncated conversation