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- Dictionarycurtail/kəːˈteɪl/
verb
- 1. reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on: "civil liberties were further curtailed"
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CURTAIL definition: 1. to stop something before it is finished, or to reduce or limit something: 2. to stop something…. Learn more.
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.
Curtail definition: to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish. . See examples of CURTAIL used in a sentence.
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 /
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.
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.
to reduce, limit, or stop something: to curtail spending. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn words you need to communicate with confidence. curtailment. noun [ U ] (Definition of curtail from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of curtail.
