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restrict

[ri-strikt]

verb (used with object)

  1. to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , , , ,
    Antonyms: ,


restrict

/ ɪˈٰɪ /

verb

  1. (often foll by to) to confine or keep within certain often specified limits or selected bounds

    to restrict one's drinking to the evening

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • restricter noun
  • restrictor noun
  • derestrict verb (used with object)
  • nonrestricting adjective
  • overrestrict verb (used with object)
  • prerestrict verb (used with object)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of restrict1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin restrictus “drawn back, tightened, bound, reserved,” adjective use of past participle of restringere “to bind back, bind fast”; restrain
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of restrict1

C16: from Latin ŧٰٳܲ bound up, from ŧٰԲ ; see restrain
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TikTok said it continued to restrict videos and blocked the search as it became linked to unhealthy weight loss content.

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Republican efforts to restrict taxes on hospitals, health plans, and other providers that states use to help fund their Medicaid programs could strip them of tens of billions of dollars.

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For now the fighting between Israel and Iran seems restricted to the two nations.

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Diamond argued that Americans and Europeans exemplify the freedoms of modernity, while more “traditional societies” oppress people by restricting their travel.

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“We’re not going to eliminate wildfires, but we can restrict their reach,” Wright said.

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