terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
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<verb.change>
| clip |
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| curtail |
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| cut short |
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sample sentences
"My speech was cut short""Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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