curtail

verb

cur·tail (ˌ)kər-ˈtāl How to pronounce curtail (audio)

curtailed; curtailing; curtails

transitive verb

: to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part

curtail the power of the executive branch

curtail inflation

Some school activities are being curtailed due to a lack of funds.

curtailer

(ˌ)kər-ˈtā-lər How to pronounce curtail (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

The new laws are an effort to curtail illegal drug use. School activities are being curtailed due to a lack of funds.

Recent Examples on the Web Since taking office, President Biden has ramped up previous U.S. administrations’ efforts to curtail Chinese expansion into the Indian and Pacific Oceans and has rallied countries such as India and Australia to help in that effort.

Niha Masih, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 Plus, food prices are largely unaffected by current government efforts to curtail spiraling costs.

Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN, 10 Aug. 2022 But efforts to curtail China’s science and technology industries through trade sanctions on companies like Huawei restrict American companies from doing business with Chinese tech firms.

Tommy Shih, The Conversation, 13 July 2022 Across the country, almost all government efforts to curtail the coronavirus have evaporated.

Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 27 June 2022 The unusual provision shows how much power the gun lobby has wielded in the nation’s statehouses to fend off any efforts to curtail access to firearms in the wake of mass shootings.

Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2022 Efforts to curtail the spread of corporate homeownership are slow going at the federal level, too.

New York Times, 23 Apr. 2022 Environmentalists are challenging the proposal, saying adding fossil fuel-burning facilities would undermine efforts to curtail greenhouse gases warming the planet.

Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2022 Now Act, which would dramatically accelerate efforts around the state to curtail use of fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2022 See More

单词	curtailing
释义	curtail verb cur·tail (ˌ)kər-ˈtāl curtailed; curtailing; curtails transitive verb : to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part curtail the power of the executive branch curtail inflation Some school activities are being curtailed due to a lack of funds. curtailer (ˌ)kər-ˈtā-lər noun Synonyms abbreviate abridge cut back dock elide shorten syncopate truncate See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The new laws are an effort to curtail illegal drug use. School activities are being curtailed due to a lack of funds. Recent Examples on the Web Since taking office, President Biden has ramped up previous U.S. administrations’ efforts to curtail Chinese expansion into the Indian and Pacific Oceans and has rallied countries such as India and Australia to help in that effort. Niha Masih, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 Plus, food prices are largely unaffected by current government efforts to curtail spiraling costs. Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN, 10 Aug. 2022 But efforts to curtail China’s science and technology industries through trade sanctions on companies like Huawei restrict American companies from doing business with Chinese tech firms. Tommy Shih, The Conversation, 13 July 2022 Across the country, almost all government efforts to curtail the coronavirus have evaporated. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 27 June 2022 The unusual provision shows how much power the gun lobby has wielded in the nation’s statehouses to fend off any efforts to curtail access to firearms in the wake of mass shootings. Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2022 Efforts to curtail the spread of corporate homeownership are slow going at the federal level, too. New York Times, 23 Apr. 2022 Environmentalists are challenging the proposal, saying adding fossil fuel-burning facilities would undermine efforts to curtail greenhouse gases warming the planet. Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2022 Now Act, which would dramatically accelerate efforts around the state to curtail use of fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology by folk etymology from earlier curtal to dock an animal's tail, from curtal, noun, animal with a docked tail, from Middle French courtault — more at curtal First Known Use 1580, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition curtail verb cur·tail ˌkər-ˈtāl curtailed; curtailing : to shorten or reduce by cutting off the end or a part of I had to curtail my speech. curtailing verb present participle of curtail as in shortening to make less in extent or duration curtailed the school day because of the stormy weather Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance shortening reducing abridging truncating abbreviating eliding decreasing trimming docking cutting back summarizing modifying abstracting paring cutting compressing lessening syncopating slashing encapsulating diminishing digesting constricting lowering retrenching moderating contracting recapitulating shrinking pruning epitomizing summing up cutting down tapering downsizing dwindling abating deflating de-escalating subtracting (from) Antonyms & Near Antonyms extending prolonging lengthening expanding supplementing increasing elongating enlarging augmenting adding protracting maximizing heightening boosting raising escalating amplifying ballooning dilating inflating swelling aggrandizing distending blowing up pumping up See More
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