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    curtail
    /kəːˈteɪl/

    verb

    • 1. reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on: "civil liberties were further curtailed"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCURTAIL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CURTAIL definition: 1. to stop something before it is finished, or to reduce or limit something: 2. to stop something…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › curtailCurtail Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CURTAIL is to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part. How to use curtail in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Curtail.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCURTAIL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    CURTAIL meaning: 1. to stop something before it is finished, or to reduce or limit something: 2. to stop something…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › curtailCURTAIL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Curtail definition: to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish. . See examples of CURTAIL used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › curtailCurtail - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To curtail something is to slow it down, put restrictions on it, or stop it entirely. If I give up cake, I am curtailing my cake-eating. Curtail is an official-sounding word for stopping or slowing things down. The police try to curtail crime — they want there to be less crime in the world.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCURTAIL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it. There are plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region. American English : curtail / kɜrˈteɪl /

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › curtailCurtail - definition of curtail by The Free Dictionary

    Define curtail. curtail synonyms, curtail pronunciation, curtail translation, English dictionary definition of curtail. tr.v. cur·tailed , cur·tail·ing , cur·tails To cut short or reduce: We curtailed our conversation when other people entered the room.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › curtailCurtail Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Noun. Filter. verb. curtailed, curtailing, curtails. To cut short; reduce; abridge. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. (figuratively) To limit or restrict, keep in check. Their efforts to curtail spending didn't quite succeed. Wiktionary. Synonyms: cut-short. clip. cut back. curb. restrict. water-down. stop. slash. retrench. lop. lessen.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › curtailcurtail verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    curtail something to limit something or make it last for a shorter time. Spending on books has been severely curtailed. The lecture was curtailed by the fire alarm going off.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordCURTAIL - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "CURTAIL" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.