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The example sentences of CURTAIL in videos (7 in total of 7)

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Use "curtail" in a sentence | "curtail" example sentences

How to use "curtail" in a sentence?

  • Well, sir, let us do what we can to curtail this visit, which can hardly be agreeable to you, and is inexpressibly irksome to me.
    -Arthur Conan Doyle-
  • the fundamental right of freedom of thought and expression is essential. If you curtail what the other fellow says and does, you curtail what you yourself may say and do.
    -Eleanor Roosevelt-
  • The real disturbers of the peace are those who, in a free state, seek to curtail the liberty of judgment which they are unable to tyrannize over.
    -Baruch Spinoza-
  • Trees are the source of your very breath - cut and you shall curtail life itself.
    -Jaggi Vasudev-
  • When a gentlemen is disposed to swear, it is not for any standers-by to curtail his oaths.
    -William Shakespeare-
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Definition and meaning of CURTAIL

What does "curtail mean?"

/kərˈtāl/

curtail

verb
reduce in extent or quantity.

What are synonyms of "curtail"?
Some common synonyms of "curtail" are:
  • reduce,
  • cut,
  • decrease,
  • lessen,
  • diminish,
  • retrench,
  • trim,
  • dock,
  • lop,
  • shrink,

You can find detailed definitions of them on this page.

/rəˈd(y)o͞os/

reduce
verb

To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight.

cut

/kət/

cut
noun verb

Small opening made using a sharp object, knife. To use knife or scissors to divide, open surfaces.

decrease
noun verb

instance of becoming smaller or fewer. To reduce the size, amount or number of something.

/ˈles(ə)n/

lessen
verb

make or become less.

/dəˈminiSH/

diminish
verb

To make something smaller or less important.

/rəˈtren(t)SH/

retrench
verb

(of organization or individual) reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty.

/trim/

trim
adjective noun verb

neat and smart in appearance. additional decoration. To cut (hair, etc.) to make it neater/shorter.

/däk/

dock
noun verb

Area in a harbor where boats arrive and are kept. To park a boat or ship in a harbor or marina.

lop

/läp/

lop
noun verb

branches lopped off trees. To cut branches, etc. off from a tree, etc..

/SHriNGk/

shrink
noun other verb

psychiatrist. To make something smaller than it was before. become or make smaller in size or amount.

What are antonyms of "curtail"?
Some common antonyms of "curtail" are:
  • increase,
  • lengthen,

You can find detailed definitions of them on this page.

increase
noun verb

rise in size, amount, or degree of something. To make or become larger in size or amount.

/ˈleNG(k)THən/

lengthen
verb

To make or become longer in time or distance.

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