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curtail

/kəːˈteɪl/

US pronunciation
American sound/kəːˈteɪl/
kəːˈteɪl
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
2nd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Clear final sound

kəː - ˈteɪl -> curtail

Myanmar meaning

(v) လျှော့သည်။ ချုံ့သည်။ ဖြတ်သည်။

Full entry

curtail /kɜ:'teÇl/ v

လျှော့သည်။ ချုံ့သည်။ ဖြတ်သည်။
curtail a speech/ one's holidays ❍ We must try to curtail our spending ❍ Illness has curtailed her sporting activities. curtailment n [U]: the curtailment of one's rights.

More examples
  • A government attempt to curtail debate
Synonyms
limit, restrain, restrict, hold back, cut back, curb, rein in, shorten, inhibit, reduce, decrease, abbreviate, boil down, chop, clip, contract, cramp, cut, cut short, diminish, dock, downsize, get to meat, halt, lessen, lop, minify, pare down, put in nutshell, retrench, roll back, slash, trim, truncate
Antonyms
amplify, develop, enlarge, expand, extend, grow, increase, lengthen, prolong, raise, strengthen, stretch
Cross references
limitrestrainrestricthold backcut backcurbrein inshorteninhibitreducedecreaseabbreviateboil downchopclipcontractcrampcutcut shortdiminishdockdownsizeget to meathaltlessenlopminifypare down
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