[kəːˈteɪl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on
(e.g: civil liberties were further curtailed)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century: from obsolete curtal ‘horse with a docked tail’, from French courtault, from court ‘short’, from Latin curtus. The change in the ending was due to association with tail and perhaps also with French tailler ‘to cut’