curtail

/kə:'teil/
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curtail

The manager had to curtail the meeting due to a fire alarm.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To reduce or limit something, often by removing a part of it: To make something shorter, smaller, or less than it was or was planned to be.
    • To impose a restriction on something: To place limits on an activity, right, or amount.
Usage
  • The verb "curtail" is typically used with nouns referring to activities, rights, freedoms, time, or resources. It often implies an external force or decision causing the reduction.
  • Common structures: "to curtail [something]" (e.g., curtail spending, curtail a visit).
Examples
  • Verb:
    • The government decided to curtail public spending to reduce the deficit.
    • Bad weather forced us to curtail our hiking trip.
    • The new law will curtail the powers of the regulatory agency.
Advanced Usage
  • "to curtail sharply/drastically/severe": To reduce something by a very significant amount.
    • Funding for the arts has been curtailed sharply.
  • "to have one's freedom/powers curtailed": A common passive construction describing the limitation of rights or authority.
    • The king had his powers curtailed by the new constitution.
Variants and Related Words
  • Curtailment (n): The action or fact of reducing or restricting something.
    • The curtailment of civil liberties is a serious concern.
Synonyms
  • Reduce: To make something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.
  • Cut short: To end something before its natural or planned conclusion.
  • Restrict: To limit the movement, actions, or availability of something.
  • Trim: To reduce something slightly, often to make it more efficient.
Antonyms
  • Extend: To make something longer or larger.
  • Expand: To increase in size, number, or importance.
  • Prolong: To make something last longer.
Related Phrases
  • Curtail one's activities: To reduce or limit what one does.
    • After the injury, he had to curtail his activities for several weeks.
curtail

The manager had to curtail the meeting due to a fire alarm.

Verb
  1. 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
  2. place restrictions on
    • curtail drinking in school

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