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English verb: curtail | |||
| 1. | curtail (change) place restrictions on | ||
| Samples | Curtail drinking in school. | ||
| Synonyms | curb, cut back, restrict | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | circumscribe, confine, limit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abridge, immobilise, immobilize | ||
| 2. | curtail (change) terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent | ||
| Samples | My speech was cut short. Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries. | ||
| Synonyms | clip, cut short | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shorten | ||
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