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(transitive, obsolete) To cut short the tail of an animal / (transitive) To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate. / (transitive, figuratively) To limit or restrict, keep in check.

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curtail

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curtail

IPA(Pronunciation)
Verb
obsolete transitive figuratively
Japanese Meaning
(動物の)尾を短く切る(切り詰める) / (期間や内容などを)短縮する、要約する / 制限する、抑制する
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伝統的に、その村の男たちは春の狩りの前に猟犬の尾を切り詰めていた。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

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