curtail
1
[ ker-teyl ]
/ kərˈteɪl /
verb (used with object)
to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.
Origin of curtail
1OTHER WORDS FROM curtail
Words nearby curtail
cursor,
cursorial,
cursory,
curst,
curt,
curtail,
curtail step,
curtain,
curtain call,
curtain lecture,
curtain line
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British Dictionary definitions for curtailed
curtail
/ (kɜːˈteɪl) /
verb
(tr)
to cut short; abridge
Derived forms of curtail
curtailer, noun curtailment, nounWord Origin for curtail
C16: changed (through influence of
tail
1) from obsolete
curtal to dock; see
curtal