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curtail in WordNet English dictionary
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"
clip curtail cut short
- place restrictions on
"curtail drinking in school"
restrict curtail curb cut back
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