Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to curtail
Participle: curtailed
Gerund: curtailing
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | curtail |
| you | curtail |
| he;she;it | curtails |
| we | curtail |
| you | curtail |
| they | curtail |
Perfect
| I | have curtailed |
| you | have curtailed |
| he;she;it | has curtailed |
| we | have curtailed |
| you | have curtailed |
| they | have curtailed |
Past
| I | curtailed |
| you | curtailed |
| he;she;it | curtailed |
| we | curtailed |
| you | curtailed |
| they | curtailed |
Pluperfect
| I | had curtailed |
| you | had curtailed |
| he;she;it | had curtailed |
| we | had curtailed |
| you | had curtailed |
| they | had curtailed |
Future
| I | will curtail |
| you | will curtail |
| he;she;it | will curtail |
| we | will curtail |
| you | will curtail |
| they | will curtail |
Future Perfect
| I | will have curtailed |
| you | will have curtailed |
| he;she;it | will have curtailed |
| we | will have curtailed |
| you | will have curtailed |
| they | will have curtailed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | curtail |
| you | curtail |
| he;she;it | curtail |
| we | curtail |
| you | curtail |
| they | curtail |
Perfect
| I | have curtailed |
| you | have curtailed |
| he;she;it | have curtailed |
| we | have curtailed |
| you | have curtailed |
| they | have curtailed |
Imperfect
| I | curtailed |
| you | curtailed |
| he;she;it | curtailed |
| we | curtailed |
| you | curtailed |
| they | curtailed |
Pluperfect
| I | had curtailed |
| you | had curtailed |
| he;she;it | had curtailed |
| we | had curtailed |
| you | had curtailed |
| they | had curtailed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would curtail |
| you | would curtail |
| he;she;it | would curtail |
| we | would curtail |
| you | would curtail |
| they | would curtail |
Perfect
| I | would have curtailed |
| you | would have curtailed |
| he;she;it | would have curtailed |
| we | would have curtailed |
| you | would have curtailed |
| they | would have curtailed |
Imperative
| you | curtail |
| we | Let's curtail |
| you | curtail |
Verbs conjugated like 'curtail'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'curtail'
curtain,
airmail,
aumail,
becurtain,
betail,
bobtail,
brail,
captain,
cartel,
cocktail,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- shorten
- shorten
- limit
- curb
- to make shorter
- abbreviate, abridge, chop off, compress, condense, curt, lop off, make shorter, pare, prune, reduce in length, shorten, trim, truncate
- to keep under control
- behedge, bind, chasten, check, contain, cork, curb, dampen, hamshackle, limit, repress, restrain, restrict, shackle, stay, stifle, stop, straiten, suppress, throttle, withhold, withstrain
- reduce
- clip, abbreviate, cramp, trim, abridge, blunt, decrease
Antonyms
- reduce
- enlarge, augment, amplify, distend
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Alteration of curtal, from Old French courtault (“which has been shortened”), itself from court (“short”) (from Latin curtus) + -ault
Verbs referencing "curtail"
Spanish
cortar.
Sample Sentences
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Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair.
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When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech.
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Although British involvement in the slave trade prior to 1807 cannot be denied, or its effects diminished, it is also a fact that the Royal Navy was pretty much the only force in the world in the 19th century with the numbers, drive, willingness, firepower, and capability to curtail the global slave trade, and that, without these efforts, many more would no doubt have been taken to slave plantations and other such destinations during the 19th, and possibly even into the 20th, centuries, as it must be remembered that a great many European powers would only begrudgingly commit to ending the slave trade when the other option was continuous war with the British Empire. [2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 11:37 from the start, in Anti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2024:]
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This is the rump of the C.L.C. branch to Southport Lord Street, which lost its passenger services beyond Aintree from January 7, 1952, whereupon the timetable between Gateacre and Aintree was greatly curtailed. [1960 December, “Talking of Trains: Branch report”, in Trains Illustrated, page 708:]
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The current Israeli government has been working to curtail and eliminate critical voices within Israeli society in recent years, particularly those fighting to end the occupation and expose human rights violations against Palestinians and marginalized communities. [2018, “Israeli gov't is trying to defund +972 Magazine, report says”, in +972 Magazine:]