truncate vs estimate

estimate vs truncate

truncate is not a noun while estimate is a noun.

truncate is an adjective but estimate is not an adjective.

truncate and estimate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
truncate	No	Yes	Yes	No
estimate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, estimate is a hypernym of truncate; that is, estimate is a word with a broader meaning than truncate:

truncate: approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
estimate: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

Other hypernyms of truncate include approximate, gauge, guess, judge.

truncate (noun)	estimate (noun)
	a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
	an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
	the respect with which a person is held
	a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
	a statement indicating the likely cost of some job

truncate (adjective)	estimate (adjective)
terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off

truncate (verb)	estimate (verb)
make shorter as if by cutting off	judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one	judge to be probable
replace a corner by a plane

Difference between truncate and estimate

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