curtail
noun
1. (architecture) A scroll termination, as of a step, etc.
verb
1. place restrictions on
- curtail drinking in school
Similar word(s): curb, restrict
Definition categories: change, circumscribe, limit
2. terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
- Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries
Similar word(s): clip
Definition categories: change, shorten
Sentences with curtail as a verb:
- Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair.
- When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech.
- Their efforts to curtail spending didn't quite succeed.