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Definition of curtail verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

curtail

 verb
verb
NAmE//kərˈteɪl//
 
curtail something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they curtail
 
he / she / it curtails
 
past simple curtailed
 
-ing form curtailing
 
 
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to limit something or make it last for a shorter time Spending on books has been severely curtailed. The lecture was curtailed by the fire alarm going off.
curtailment
 
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noun [uncountable] the curtailment of civil libertiesSee curtail in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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