| VERB | change | curtail, restrict, curb, cut back | place restrictions on |
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| change | curtail, clip, cut short | terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end / end or its full extent |
| Sounds | kertey'l | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ail ... Yale: 95 rhymes with eyl... | |
| Meaning | place restrictions on. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "curtail drinking in school" | |
| Synonyms | restrict, curb, cut back | |
| Narrower | abridge | Lessen, diminish, or curtail |
| immobilize, immobilise | Cause to be unable to move | |
| ration | restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war | |
| restrict, control | place under restrictions | |
| Broader | limit, circumscribe, confine to | restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" |
| Spanish | limitar, restringir | |
| Catalan | limitar, restringir | |
| Meaning | terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end / end or its full extent. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries" | |
| Synonyms | clip, cut short | |
| Broader | shorten | make shorter / shorter than originally / originally intended |
| Spanish | acortar, atajar, diminuir, recortar | |
| Catalan | atallar, escurçar, fer drecera, retallar | |
| Nouns | curtailment | the temporal property of being cut short |
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