| curtail | vt 1. reduce, mengurangkan; (by making shorter) memendekkan: in an attempt to curb inflation, public expenditure was ~ed, dlm usaha mengawal inflasi perbelanjaan awam telah dikurangkan; he was forced to ~ his speech, dia terpaksa memendekkan ucapannya; he had to ~ his visit because of the threat of insurrection at home, beliau terpaksa memendekkan lawatannya krn ancaman pemberontakan di negaranya; 2. limit, membatasi, mengehadkan: their privileges were ~ed, hak istimewa mereka telah dibatasi; they appointed Residents in the Malay States to ~ the power of the Sultans, mereka melantik Residen di negeri-negeri Melayu utk membatasi kuasa Sultan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abbreviate | vt 1. (word, phrase) menyingkatkan, memendekkan: November is usually ~d to Nov., November biasanya disingkatkan menjadi Nov.; 2. (article, speech, etc) meringkaskan, menyingkatkan, memendekkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contract | vt 1. formally, undertake, membuat, mengadakan; (foll by infin) mengikat kontrak: to ~ an alliance, membuat perikatan; our firm ~ed to build the new hospital, syarikat kami telah mengikat kontrak utk membina hospital baru itu; ~ a marriage, mengikat tali perkahwinan; 2. a. cause to become smaller, shorter, etc, mengecutkan; (word etc) memendekkan, menyingkatkan: drying ~s wood, proses pengeringan mengecutkan kayu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |