curtail

1. Place restrictions on (synset 200237442)
   "curtail drinking in school"
   is a type of: circumscribe, confine to, limit - restrict or confine within limits
   subtypes:

   • abridge - lessen, diminish, or curtail
   • immobilise, immobilize - cause to be unable to move
   • ration - restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war
   • control, restrict - place under restrictions; limit access to by law
   same as: curb, cut back, restrict
2. Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent (synset 200293639)
   "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"
   is a type of: shorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
   same as: clip, cut short

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