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curtail
English
Etymology
Alteration of curtal, from Old French courtault (“which has been shortened”), itself from court (“short”) (from Latin curtus) + -ault
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k???te?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /k??te?l/
- Rhymes: -e?l
Verb
curtail (third-person singular simple present curtails, present participle curtailing, simple past and past participle curtailed)
- (transitive, obsolete) To cut short the tail of an animal
- Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair.
- (transitive) To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.
- When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech.
- (transitive, figuratively) To limit or restrict, keep in check.
- 2018, "Israeli gov't is trying to defund +972 Magazine, report says", +972 Magazine:
- 2018, "Israeli gov't is trying to defund +972 Magazine, report says", +972 Magazine:
Synonyms
- (animal's tail): crop, dock
- (shorten): abbreviate, shorten; See also Thesaurus:shorten
- (limit): behedge, control, limit, restrain; See also Thesaurus:curb
Derived terms
- curtailer
- curtailment
Related terms
- curt
- curtal
Translations
Noun
curtail (plural curtails)
- (architecture) A scroll termination, as of a step, etc.
Anagrams
- trucial, urtical
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abbreviate
English
Etymology 1
Either from Middle English abbreviaten, from Latin abbrevi?tus, perfect passive participle of abbrevi? (“to shorten”), formed from ad + brevi? (“shorten”), from brevis (“short”) or back-formation from abbreviation. Doublet of abridge.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?.?b?i?.vi.e?t/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??b?i.vi.e?t/
Verb
abbreviate (third-person singular simple present abbreviates, present participle abbreviating, simple past and past participle abbreviated)
- (obsolete, transitive) To shorten by omitting parts or details. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17th century.]
- (obsolete, intransitive) To speak or write in a brief manner. [Attested from the late 16th century until the early 17th century.]
- (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
- (transitive) To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
- (transitive, mathematics) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
Synonyms
- abridge
- compress
- condense
- contract
- curtail
- epitomize
- reduce
- shorten
Antonyms
- amplify
- dilate
- elongate
- enlarge
- expand
- expatiate
- extend
- lengthen
- produce
- prolong
- stretch
Related terms
- abbreviation
- abbreviator
Translations
Etymology 2
- From Late Latin abbrevi?tus, perfect passive participle of abbrevi? (“abbreviate”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??b?i.vi.?t/, /??b?i.vi.e?t/
Adjective
abbreviate (comparative more abbreviate, superlative most abbreviate)
- (obsolete) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17th century]
- (biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
Translations
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??b?i.vi.e?t/
Noun
abbreviate (plural abbreviates)
- (obsolete) An abridgment. [Mid 16th century.]
Translations
References
Interlingua
Adjective
abbreviate (comparative plus abbreviate, superlative le plus abbreviate)
- Being abbreviated.
Italian
Verb
abbreviate
- second-person plural present of abbreviare
- second-person plural imperative of abbreviare
Anagrams
- abbeverati
Latin
Verb
abbrevi?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of abbrevi?
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??bri?v??t/
Noun
abbreviate (plural abbreviates)
- (law) an abstract, an abridgement
Usage notes
- Used in adjudication and sequestration.
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