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Verb
S:
(v)
restrict
,
curtail
,
curb
,
cut back
(place restrictions on)
"curtail drinking in school"
S:
(v)
clip
,
curtail
,
cut short
(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"