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curtailsverbpresent tense third-person singular of curtail to make less in extent or durationcurtailed the school day because of the stormy weather abbreviates, abridges, cuts back, docks, elides, shortens, syncopates, truncates abstracts, digests, encapsulates, epitomizes, recapitulates, summarizes, sums upabates, compresses, constricts, contracts, cuts, cuts down, pares, prunes, trimsdecreases, de-escalates, deflates, diminishes, downsizes, dwindles, lessens, lowers, moderates, modifies, reduces, retrenches, shrinks, slashes, subtracts (from), tapers elongates, extends, lengthens, prolongs, protracts enlarges, expands, supplementsadds, aggrandizes, amplifies, augments, balloons, boosts, dilates, escalates, heightens, increases, maximizes, pumps up, raisesblows up, distends, inflates, swells |