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RESTRICT
restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
(verb) place limits on (extent or amount or access); “restrict the use of this parking lot”; “limit the time you can spend with your friends”
restrict, curtail, curb, cut back
(verb) place restrictions on; “curtail drinking in school”
restrict
(verb) prevent (information) from being circulated or disclosed
restrict, control
(verb) place under restrictions; limit access to by law; “this substance is controlled”; “that area is restricted to security personnel only”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
restrict (third-person singular simple present restricts, present participle restricting, simple past and past participle restricted)
To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
(specifically, mathematics) To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.
If we restrict sine to , we can define its inverse.
Synonyms
• (to restrain within bounds): limit, bound, circumscribe, withstrain, restrain, repress, curb, coerce
Adjective
restrict (comparative more restrict, superlative most restrict)
(obsolete) Restricted.
Anagrams
• critters, stricter
Source: Wiktionary
Re*strict", a. Etym: [L. restrictus, p. p. of restringere. See Restrain.]
Definition: Restricted. [Obs.]
Re*strict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Restricted; p. pr. & vb. n. Restricting.]
Definition: To restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a certain diet.
Syn.
– To limit; bound; circumscribe; restrain; repress; curb; coerce.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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