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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.
CURTAILED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of curtail 2. to stop something before it is finished, or to…. Learn more.
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.
noun Architecture. 1. a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing. 2. Also called: curtail step. a starting step having a scroll termination to one or both ends of the tread.
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.
CURTAILMENT meaning: 1. the action of reducing or limiting something, or of stopping something before it is finished…. Learn more.
Synonyms for CURTAIL: shorten, abridge, reduce, truncate, elide, abbreviate, cut back, dock; Antonyms of CURTAIL: extend, prolong, lengthen, expand, elongate ...
