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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.
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.
Curtail definition: to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish. . See examples of CURTAIL used in a sentence.
to stop something before it is finished, or to reduce or limit something: to curtail your vacation / spending. severely curtailed With all the snow, our daily walks have been severely curtailed. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to cancel something.
verb. If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it. [formal] NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region. [VERB noun] I told Louie that old age would curtail her activities in time. [VERB noun] His powers will be severely curtailed. [VERB noun] Synonyms: reduce, cut, diminish, decrease More Synonyms of curtail.
Definition of curtail verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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. 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. cut
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.
