curtail

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /kɜːˈteɪl/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /kɚˈteɪl/

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Verb

Plain form curtail

Third-person singular curtails

Past tense curtailed

Past participle curtailed

Present participle curtailing

1. (transitive) If you curtail something, you reduce the duration of it.

   When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech.