curtail

(kər-tāl')
tr.v., -tailed, -tail·ing, -tails.
To cut short or reduce. See synonyms at shorten.

[Middle English curtailen, to restrict, probably blend of Old French courtauld, docked. See curtal, and Middle English taillen, to cut (from Old French tailler; see tailor).]

curtailer cur·tail'er n.
curtailment cur·tail'ment n.

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verb

To make short or shorter the duration or extent of: abbreviate, abridge, condense, reduce, shorten. See increase/decrease, long/short.

v

Definition: cut short; abridge
Antonyms: extend, increase, lengthen, prolong

A short, spiral, scroll-like termination of any architectural member, as at the end of a stair rail.

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IN BRIEF: To make shorter or less than was planned.

We had to curtail the size of the party because the larger room was no longer available.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - beskære, begrænse, berøve

Nederlands (Dutch)
inkorten, vroegtijdig beëindigen, beknotten

Français (French)
v. tr. - raccourcir, abréger, écourter, diminuer, restreindre, amoindrir (l'autorité de qn), réduire (ses dépenses)

Deutsch (German)
v. - beschneiden, einschränken, kürzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περικόπτω, κουτσουρεύω, περιορίζω

Italiano (Italian)
restringere, tagliare, limitare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cortar

Русский (Russian)
ограничить, урезать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - restringir, acortar, abreviar, recortar, reducir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - korta av, knappa in, inskränka, minska, skära ner

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
缩减, 简略, 剥夺

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 縮減, 簡略, 剝奪

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 줄이다, 삭감하다, (권리 등을) 박탈하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 切り詰める, 削減する, 短縮する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) قصر, قطع جز منه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפחית, קיצץ‬

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