Meaning & use
curtail
To reduce or restrict something, especially a right, activity, or expense, before it is complete.
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The new policy curtailed employees' access to personal email during work hours.
Budget cuts curtailed the theater's ambitious touring schedule for the season.
A note on using this word
Curtail suggests an imposed, often abrupt cutback, not a gradual natural decrease.
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