clip (v)
curtail#1 (v)
cut short (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 30
def terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
examples My speech was cut short
Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
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Hypernym shorten
Derivationally related form curtail → curtailment
Incoming links
Derivationally related form curtailment → curtail
Hyponym shorten

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