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curtail

1

[ ker-teyl ]

verb (used with object)

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

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curtail

2

[ kur-teyl ]

noun

Architecture.
  1. a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
  2. Also called curtail step. a starting step having a scroll termination to one or both ends of the tread.

curtail

/ ɜːˈٱɪ /

verb

  1. tr to cut short; abridge
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Derived Forms

  • ܰˈٲԳ, noun
  • ܰˈٲ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

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  • ܰ·ٲ·Գ noun
  • ԴDz·ܰ·ٲ·Բ adjective
  • ܲ·ܰ·ٲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of curtail1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English curtailen “to restrict” (said of royal succession or inheritance), probably a conflation of Middle French courtau(l)d ( curtal ) and Middle English taillen “to cut” ( taille, tailor 1 )

Origin of curtail2

Probably alteration, by folk etymology, of curtal
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of curtail1

C16: changed (through influence of tail 1) from obsolete curtal to dock; see curtal
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Synonym Study

See shorten.
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And you fight hard for it when that same White House starts rearranging its briefing room’s seating charts to curtail policy-challenging coverage by major media outlets, as it did on Monday.

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His playing time has been severely curtailed because of tendinitis in both elbows, however, something he attributed to “bat adjustments” made last season.

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Musk's lawyers, in response, argued that Kaul is "restraining Mr Musk's political speech and curtailing his First Amendment rights".

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Demand for goods and services has thus been hit, with spending capacity further curtailed by a fall in wages, even though corporate profitability has soared to a 15-year high this year.

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Just as President Trump is facing multiple cases in court aimed at curtailing his presidential powers, Rep. Darrell Issa introduced a bill to rein in federal judges.

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