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   Cur·tail

   /kərˈtāl/

   

   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’.

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

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   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.

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

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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.

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

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › curtailCURTAIL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

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

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   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. A company may want to curtail their employees' computer time, so they spend more time working and less time goofing around.

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

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   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. See Synonyms at...

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

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   4 days ago · 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 /