curtail
verb
[ kəːˈteɪl ]
• reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on.
• "civil liberties were further curtailed"
Similar:
reduce,
cut,
cut down,
cut back,
decrease,
lessen,
diminish,
slim down,
tighten up,
retrench,
pare down,
trim,
dock,
lop,
shrink,
shorten,
cut short,
break off,
truncate,
restrict,
put a restriction on,
limit,
put a limit on,
curb,
put the brakes on,
rein in,
rein back,
chop,
Origin:
late 15th century: from obsolete curtal ‘horse with a docked tail’, from French courtault, from court ‘short’, from Latin curtus . The change in the ending was due to association with tail1 and perhaps also with French tailler ‘to cut’.
