What is the meaning of curtail?

Place restrictions on.
- usage: "curtail drinking in school"
- synonyms: restrict, curb, cut back
Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent.
- usage: "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"
- synonyms: clip, cut short

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APA	WordNet. (2010). curtail. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/curtail/definitions/1268589
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "curtail" http://smartdefine.org/curtail/definitions/1268589 (accessed September 20, 2026).
Harvard	WordNet 2010, curtail, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/curtail/definitions/1268589>.
MLA	WordNet. "curtail" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/curtail/definitions/1268589>

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