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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
curtail (verb)transitive verb
to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part - curtail the power of the executive branch curtail inflation shorten
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
curtail (verb)to make less in extent or duration
SYNONYMS:
abbreviate, abridge, curtail, cut back, dock, elide, syncopate, truncateRELATED WORDS:
abstract, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, recapitulate, summarize, sum up; abate, compress, constrict, contract, cut, cut down, pare, prune, trim; decrease, de-escalate, deflate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, moderate, modify, reduce, retrench, shrink, slash, subtract (from), taperNEAR ANTONYMS:
enlarge, expand, supplement; add, aggrandize, amplify, augment, balloon, boost, dilate, escalate, heighten, increase, maximize, pump up, raise; blow up, distend, inflate, swell