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CURTAIL MEANS CUT OFF PART

Curtail can mean to cut off part

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curtail1

[ker-teyl]

verb (used with object)

1. to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.

Curtail is to make less by cutting away part

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Curtail verb cur·tail \(ˌ)kər-ˈtāl\

: to reduce or limit (something)

Full Definition of CURTAIL

transitive verb

: to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part