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Curtail V Shorten Reduce Elton Asked Cher Date

Word curtail
Part of Speech V.
Definition shorten; reduce.
Sentence When Elton asked Cher for a date, she said she was really sorry she couldn't go out with him, but her dad had ordered her to curtail her social life.

Tags: hf, psat

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