curtail

1. (verb) place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"
Synonyms: curb, cut back, restrict
Related Words: circumscribe, confine, immobilize, limit

2. (verb) terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"
Synonyms: clip, cut short
Related Words: shorten



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