Definition of: curtail

(kər·tāl′) v.t.
To cut off or cut short; abbreviate; lessen; reduce. See synonyms under ABBREVIATE, RETRENCH.
—noun The scroll-shaped end of an architectural member. [<CURTAL; infl. in form by TAIL]
—cur·tail′er noun
—cur·tail′ment noun

Most often used phrases:

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sharply curtail
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curtail speeds
curtail speech
curtail government
drastically curtail

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"curtail" has the frequency of use of 0.0001% on en.wikipedia.org.

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