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curtail (verb)

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  • curtail — ► VERB ▪ reduce in extent or quantity. DERIVATIVES curtailment noun. ORIGIN from obsolete curtal «horse with a docked tail», from Latin curtus, influenced by TAIL(Cf. ↑tailless) …   English terms dictionary

  • curtail — cur‧tail [kɜːˈteɪl ǁ kɜːr ] verb [transitive] to reduce or limit something: • The Federal Bank s critics in Congress are eager to curtail its power. • Investment plans may be curtailed by high interest rates. * * * curtail UK US /kɜːˈteɪl/ verb… …   Financial and business terms

  • curtail — I verb abate, abbreviate, abridge, clip, coartare, cut, cut down, cut short, decrease, diminish, halt, lessen, lop, make smaller, minuere, pare, pare down, reduce, retrench, shorten, subtract, trim II index abate (lessen) …   Law dictionary

  • curtail — verb ADVERB ▪ drastically, seriously, severely, sharply, significantly ▪ His power has been severely curtailed. ▪ further ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • curtail — verb (T) formal to reduce something such as the amount of money you spend: The Government wants private firms to curtail wage rises. | Our evening s enjoyment was curtailed when Alfred became ill. curtailment noun (C, U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • curtail — verb 1) economic policies designed to curtail spending Syn: reduce, cut, cut down, decrease, lessen, pare down, trim, retrench; restrict, limit, curb, rein in; informal slash Ant: increase 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • curtail — verb 1) policies designed to curtail spending Syn: reduce, cut, cut down, decrease, trim, restrict, limit, curb, rein in/back; informal slash 2) his visit was curtailed Syn: shorten …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • curtail — verb /kɜːˈteɪl,kɚˈteɪl/ a) To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate. Curtailing horses procured long horse hair. b) To limit or restrict, keep in check. When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech …   Wiktionary

  • curtail — [[t]kɜː(r)te͟ɪl[/t]] curtails, curtailing, curtailed VERB If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it. [FORMAL] [V n] NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region... [V n] I told Louie that old age would curtail her… …   English dictionary

  • curtail — UK [kɜː(r)ˈteɪl] / US [kɜrˈteɪl] verb [transitive] Word forms curtail : present tense I/you/we/they curtail he/she/it curtails present participle curtailing past tense curtailed past participle curtailed formal to reduce or limit something,… …   English dictionary

  • curtail — transitive verb Etymology: by folk etymology from earlier curtal to dock an animal s tail, from curtal, noun, animal with a docked tail, from Middle French courtault more at curtal Date: 1580 to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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