/dee-ped' *-tayt/ [by (faulty) analogy with "decapitate"] humorously, to cut off the feet of. When one is using some computer-aided typesetting tools, careless placement of text blocks within a page or above a rule can result in chopped-off letter descenders. Such letters are said to have been depeditated. [href="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=Jargon File">Jargon File]