curtail, v.
(curtailed, curtailing, curtails)
freq. cnt. 5
(curtailed, curtailing, curtails)
freq. cnt. 5
place restrictions on
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5
curb curtail cut back restrict
sample sentences
"curtail drinking in school"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s somebody
Something ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s somebody
Something ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s somebody
Something ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s somebody
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
<verb.change>
clip curtail cut short
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
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym