Curtail
[kər-TEYL]
Part of speech: verb
Origin: French, late 15th century
1.
Reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on.
Examples of Curtail in a sentence
"Yolanda’s father curtailed her social life by grounding her for a week."
"Liam’s sore teeth really curtailed his food intake."
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