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curtail definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb curtail 1 of 2 senses of curtail Sense 1 restrict, curtail, curb, cut back => immobilize, immobilise Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb curtail 1 of 2 senses of curtail Sense 1 restrict, curtail, curb, cut back => immobilize, immobilise => paralyze, paralyse => palsy => stun, stupefy, stupify Entailment of verb curtail Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb curtail 2 senses of curtail Sense 1 restrict, curtail, curb, cut back => limit, circumscribe, confine Sense 2 clip, curtail, cut short => shorten Familiarity of verb curtail curtail used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb curtail Sense 1 restrict, curtail, curb, cut back => limit, circumscribe, confine -------------- Sense 2 clip, curtail, cut short => shorten -------------- Grep of noun curtail curtailment Overview of verb curtail The verb curtail has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) restrict, curtail, curb, cut back -- (place restrictions on "curtail drinking in school") 2. clip, curtail, cut short -- (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") Overview of verb curtail The verb curtail has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) restrict, curtail, curb, cut back -- (place restrictions on "curtail drinking in school") 2. clip, curtail, cut short -- (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")
curtail definition
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