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   curtail

   /kəːˈteɪl/

   verb

   • 1. reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on: "civil liberties were further curtailed"
   • ▪ deprive someone of (something): "I that am curtailed of this fair proportion"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from obsolete curtal ‘horse with a docked tail’, from French courtault, from court ‘short’, from Latin curtus. The change in the ending was due to association with tail1 and perhaps also with French tailler ‘to cut’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • C

     3

   • U

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

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