curtail
IPA: kɝtˈeɪɫ
noun
- (architecture) A scroll termination, as of a step, etc.
verb
- (transitive, obsolete) To cut short the tail of an animal
- (transitive) To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.
- (transitive, figuratively) To limit or restrict, keep in check.
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Examples of "curtail" in Sentences
- They curtailed the time limit.
- The men curtailed the limitation.
- The point is curtailing the importance of the plot.
- To curtail or prohibit the activities of number three.
- The Seneca tried to curtail the encroachment of white settlers.
- Now if we curtail the list, we are curtailing these potentialities.
- The British continued to work with the Fante to curtail the Ashanti.
- This effectively curtailed the involvement of Aborigines in the game.
- However, the crowd became unruly causing the concert to be curtailed.
- Asquith then proposed that the powers of the Lords be severely curtailed.