curtail

Verbs

  • (v) place restrictions on
    • curtail drinking in school
    restrict, curb, cut back,
  • (v) terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
    • My speech was cut short
    • Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries
    cut short, clip,

Synonyms

restrict curb cut back cut short clip

Words of close approximity

curtain
curtal
curtain
curtailment