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curtail

cur·tail [ kur táyl ] (past and past participle cur·tailed, present participle cur·tail·ing, 3rd person present singular cur·tails)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
cut short: to reduce the length or duration of something

[15th century. Alteration of curtal]

cur·tail·ment noun
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