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āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
curtail
/kÉËtËeâÉĒl/
to curtail
01
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to place limits or boundaries on something to reduce its scope or size
Transitive: to curtail scope or amount of something
Disapproving
Formal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The pandemic has curtailed international travel for most people over the past year.
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02
āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to end something sooner than planned
Transitive: to curtail an event or activity
Formal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Heavy rain forced organizers to curtail the outdoor concert after only a few performances.
āĻ
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āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
curtailment
curtail
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