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curtailverb to make less in extent or durationcurtailed the school day because of the stormy weather abbreviate, abridge, cut back, dock, elide, shorten, syncopate, truncate abstract, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, recapitulate, summarize, sum upabate, compress, constrict, contract, cut, cut down, pare, prune, trimdecrease, de-escalate, deflate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, moderate, modify, reduce, retrench, shrink, slash, subtract (from), taper elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract enlarge, expand, supplementadd, aggrandize, amplify, augment, balloon, boost, dilate, escalate, heighten, increase, maximize, pump up, raiseblow up, distend, inflate, swell shorten, curtail, abbreviate, abridge, retrench mean to reduce in extent.shorten implies reduction in length or duration.shorten a speech curtail adds an implication of cutting that in some way deprives of completeness or adequacy.ceremonies curtailed because of rain abbreviate implies a making shorter usually by omitting some part.using an abbreviated title abridge implies a reduction in compass or scope with retention of essential elements and a relative completeness in the result.the abridged version of the novel retrench suggests a reduction in extent or costs of something felt to be excessive.declining business forced the company to retrench in 1580 |