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Synonyms for curtail


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ker-teyl
Phonetic Transcription : kərˈteɪl

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Définition of curtail

Origin :
  • late 15c., from Middle French courtault "made short," from court "short" (Old French cort, from Latin curtus; see curt) + -ault pejorative suffix of Germanic origin. Originally curtal; used of horses with docked tails, which probably influenced the spelling. Related: Curtailed; curtailing.
  • verb cut short; abridge
Example sentences :
  • I would not wish for a moment to curtail the holy rights of wimmen.
  • Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 5. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
  • To curtail the activities in one is not necessarily a favor to the other.
  • Extract from : « Herbert Hoover » by Vernon Kellogg
  • We have lost five days here, and I shall be compelled to curtail my journey.
  • Extract from : « A Mating in the Wilds » by Ottwell Binns
  • And you will forgive me, I am sure, if I curtail our interview.
  • Extract from : « Strictly Business » by O. Henry
  • I have no wish, even if I had the right, to curtail your freedom.
  • Extract from : « Lover or Friend » by Rosa Nouchette Carey
  • He could not curtail it, for the whole of anything that Mrs. Eddy does is sacred, and cannot be cut.
  • Extract from : « Christian Science » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • Having made this present, I had to curtail some of the festivities.
  • Extract from : « The Hungry Stones And Other Stories » by Rabindranath Tagore
  • We disclaimed having any desire to curtail their letter-writing.
  • Extract from : « Khartoum Campaign, 1898 » by Bennet Burleigh
  • Therefore, to turn him into mere power, you have to curtail his soul as much as possible.
  • Extract from : « Nationalism » by Rabindranath Tagore
  • The same positions and aspects threaten to curtail the succession.
  • Extract from : « Astrology » by Sepharial

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