RESTRICTED

restricted

(adjective) the lowest level of official classification for documents

restricted, qualified

(adjective) restricted in meaning; (as e.g. ā€˜manā€™ in ā€˜a tall manā€™)

restricted

(adjective) subject to restriction or subjected to restriction; ā€œof restricted importanceā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

restricted

simple past tense and past participle of restrict

Adjective

restricted (comparative more restricted, superlative most restricted)

Limited within bounds.

Available only to certain authorized groups of people.

(US, historical) Only available to customers who do not belong to racial, ethnic or religious minorities.

Anagrams

• derestrict

Source: Wiktionary


RESTRICT

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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1 February 2025

GRIP

(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; ā€œa good grip on French historyā€; ā€œthey kept a firm grip on the two top prioritiesā€; ā€œhe was in the grip of a powerful emotionā€; ā€œa terrible power had her in its graspā€


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