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curtail

('k/[@]/rt/eI/l )

The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc.(noun)

source: webster1913

place restrictions on(verb.change)

Example:
Curtail drinking in school.

Synonym:
curb, cut back, restrict

source: wordnet30
terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent(verb.change)

Example:
Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries.

Synonym:
clip, cut short

source: wordnet30
To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce.(verb)

source: webster1913

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