curtail

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verb

1. place restrictions on (Freq. 5)
- curtail drinking in school
• Syn:
restrict, curb, cut back
• Derivationally related forms:
curb (for: curb), restrictive (for: restrict), restriction (for: restrict)
• Hypernyms:
limit, circumscribe, confine
• Hyponyms:
abridge, immobilize, immobilise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
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
• Syn:
clip, cut short
• Derivationally related forms:
curtailment
• Hypernyms:
shorten
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  clip, cut short, restrict, curb, cut back