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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