curtail
31curtail — cur·tail …
32curtail — [kɜːˈteɪl] verb [T] formal to reduce or limit something …
33curtail — cur•tail [[t]kərˈteɪl[/t]] v. t. to cut short or cut off a part of; abridge; reduce • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME: to restrict (of royal succession or inheritance), prob. a conflation of MF courtau(l) d (see curtal) and ME taillen to cut < OF… …
34curtail — /kɜˈteɪl / (say ker tayl) verb (t) to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish. {variant (by association with tail1) of obsolete curtal (verb) dock, from French courtault, from court short, from Latin curtus} –curtailer, noun… …
35curtail — Ho oli ili i, ho ohāiki; ho oemi (as expenses) …
36curtail — To cut off the end or any part of; hence to shorten, abridge, diminish, lessen, or reduce; and term has no such meaning as abolish. State v. Edwards, 207 La. 506, 21 So.2d 624, 625 …
37curtail — To cut off the end or any part of; hence to shorten, abridge, diminish, lessen, or reduce; and term has no such meaning as abolish. State v. Edwards, 207 La. 506, 21 So.2d 624, 625 …
38curtail — v.tr. 1 cut short; reduce; terminate esp. prematurely (curtailed his visit to America). 2 (foll. by of) archaic deprive of. Derivatives: curtailment n. Etymology: obs. curtal horse with docked tail f. F courtault f. court short f. L curtus: assim …
39curtail step — /kɜˈteɪl stɛp/ (say ker tayl step) noun the first or bottom step of a stair, when it is finished in a curved line at its outer end …
40curtailment — curtail UK US /kɜːˈteɪl/ verb [T] ► to reduce or limit something: »The Federal Reserve raised interest rates slightly to curtail inflation. »The last government severely curtailed trade union rights. curtailment noun [C or U] ► »They will not… …
