curtail
1verb (used with object)
Origin of curtail
1Synonyms for curtail
Related Words for curtailed
trim, halt, reduce, shorten, downsize, decrease, slash, lessen, diminish, cramp, cut, clip, truncate, retrench, contract, chop, dock, lop, abbreviate, minifyExamples from the Web for curtailed
Contemporary Examples of curtailed
Was it a mistake to veto the bill that would have curtailed such furloughs?
But the open policy was then curtailed again when border controls tightened significantly following 9/11.
In March 2012, Time reported that Israel had curtailed much of its covert activities in Iran.
Rumors spread from Foggy Bottom after the coup that arms shipments may be curtailed.
Second, whatever Hacked Off and the politicians may say, some legitimate journalism will now be curtailed.
Historical Examples of curtailed
We leave this list to be curtailed, or to be increased, at the pleasure of the reader.
Their creed is not strengthened by its being vague and curtailed.
The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy"John MacGregor
If this period is curtailed the temperature must be raised accordingly.
Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th editionH. L. Russell
I fear our short rations for man and horse will have to be curtailed.
Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee(His Son) Captain Robert E. Lee
It was itself printed from a copy which had been curtailed for acting purposes.
A Life of William ShakespeareSidney Lee