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curtail (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: curtal 'to cut short an animal's tail' (15-17 centuries), from Old French courtault 'animal with a shortened tail'; influenced by tail]
to reduce or limit something
::The new law will curtail police powers.
severely/drastically curtail
::Budget cuts have drastically curtailed training programs.
-- curtailment n [U and C]