I. decurtate transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin decurtatus, past participle of decurtare to curtail
obsolete : shorten
II. de·cur·tate də̇ˈkərˌtāt, dēˈ-, -_tə̇t adjective
Etymology: Latin decurtatus
: curtailed, shortened
a decurtate syllogism has one premise suppressed