curtail 音标拼音: [kɚt'el]
vt . 缩减,剥夺,简略
缩减,剥夺,简略
curtail v 1 :
place restrictions on ; "
curtail drinking in school " [
synonym :
{
restrict }, {
curtail }, {
curb }, {
cut back }]
2 :
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 " [
synonym : {
clip }, {
curtail }, {
cut short }]
Curtail \
Cur "
tail \ (
k ?
r "
t ?
l ),
n .
The scroll termination of any architectural member ,
as of a step ,
etc .
[
1913 Webster ]
Curtail \
Cur *
tail "\ (
k [
u ^]
r *
t [=
a ]
l "),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p .
{
Curtailed } (-
t [=
a ]
ld ");
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Curtailing }.] [
See {
Curtal }.]
To cut off the end or tail ,
or any part ,
of ;
to shorten ;
to abridge ;
to diminish ;
to reduce .
[
1913 Webster ]
I ,
that am curtailed of this fair proportion . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Our incomes have been curtailed ;
his salary has been doubled . --
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
162 Moby Thesaurus words for "
curtail ":
abate ,
abbreviate ,
abrade ,
abridge ,
abstract ,
arrest ,
bate ,
bereave ,
bleed ,
bob ,
boil down ,
bridle ,
capsulize ,
check ,
circumscribe ,
clip ,
coarct ,
compact ,
compress ,
concentrate ,
condense ,
consolidate ,
constrain ,
constrict ,
constringe ,
contain ,
contract ,
control ,
cool ,
cool off ,
cramp ,
crop ,
curb ,
cut ,
cut back ,
cut down ,
cut off ,
cut off short ,
cut short ,
damp ,
dampen ,
decelerate ,
decrease ,
deduct ,
deflate ,
depreciate ,
depress ,
deprive ,
deprive of ,
derogate ,
detract ,
diminish ,
disentitle ,
disparage ,
divest ,
dock ,
dompt ,
downgrade ,
drain ,
draw ,
draw in ,
draw together ,
ease one of ,
eat away ,
elide ,
enjoin ,
epitomize ,
erode ,
extract ,
file away ,
foreshorten ,
govern ,
guard ,
hinder ,
hold ,
hold at bay ,
hold back ,
hold fast ,
hold in ,
hold in check ,
hold in leash ,
hold up ,
impair ,
inhibit ,
keep ,
keep back ,
keep from ,
keep in ,
keep in check ,
keep under control ,
knit ,
lay under restraint ,
leach ,
lessen ,
lighten one of ,
lower ,
milk ,
mine ,
minify ,
mow ,
narrow ,
nip ,
pare ,
poll ,
pollard ,
prohibit ,
prune ,
pucker ,
pucker up ,
pull ,
pull in ,
purify ,
purse ,
reap ,
recap ,
recapitulate ,
reduce ,
refine ,
rein ,
rein in ,
remove ,
restrain ,
retard ,
retrench ,
roll back ,
rub away ,
scale down ,
set back ,
shave ,
shear ,
shorten ,
simplify ,
slash ,
slow down ,
snub ,
solidify ,
step down ,
straiten ,
strangle ,
strangulate ,
stunt ,
subduct ,
subtract ,
sum up ,
summarize ,
synopsize ,
take away ,
take away from ,
take from ,
take in ,
tap ,
telescope ,
thin ,
thin out ,
trim ,
truncate ,
tune down ,
wear away ,
weed ,
withdraw ,
withhold ,
wrinkle
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CURTAIL Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of CURTAIL is to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part How to use curtail in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Curtail
CURTAIL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary CURTAIL definition: 1 to stop something before it is finished, or to reduce or limit something: 2 to stop something… Learn more
CURTAIL Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com CURTAIL definition: to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish See examples of curtail used in a sentence
CURTAIL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary curtail in American English (kərˈteil) transitive verb to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish
curtail verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of curtail verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Curtail - definition of curtail by The Free Dictionary curtail (kɜːˈteɪl) vb (tr) to cut short; abridge [C16: changed (through influence of tail 1) from obsolete curtal to dock; see curtal]
curtail, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb curtail, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
curtail - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (transitive, obsolete) To cut short the tail of (an animal) Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech
What does curtail mean? - Definitions. net Curtail means to reduce, limit, or restrict something, often in a desirable or necessary way It typically involves cutting back or diminishing certain activities, privileges, or rights
Curtail Definition Meaning | YourDictionary (figuratively) To limit or restrict, keep in check Their efforts to curtail spending didn't quite succeed