restrict
restricted; restricting; restricts
To restrict is to limit. If you want to eat more healthily, you might restrict, or limit, yourself to eating only foods containing fruits and vegetables –- like carrot cake and apple pie.
You'll often encounter different words related to restrict. A restriction is a law or rule, like the restriction against driving a car without a license. Something that is not permitted is restricted, and this word is often used to designate physical locations that are off limits to the public. You'll often see characters in movies break into restricted areas to obtain secret information.
Definitions of restrict
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place under restrictions; limit access to
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Antonyms:
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derestrict
make free from restrictions
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types:
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classify
declare unavailable, as for security reasons
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taboo
declare as sacred and forbidden
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scant, skimp
limit in quality or quantity
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localise, localize
restrict something to a particular area
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draw
cause to localize at one point
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derestrict
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place limits on (extent or access)“restrict the use of this parking lot”
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types:
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reduce, tighten
narrow or limit
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tie
limit or restrict to
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gate
restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment
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draw a line, draw the line
reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)
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mark off, mark out
set boundaries to and delimit
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harness, rein, rule
keep in check
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baffle, regulate
check the emission of (sound)
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cramp, halter, hamper, strangle
prevent the progress or free movement of
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constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up
restrict
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clamp down, crack down
repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)
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constrict, inhibit
limit the range or extent of
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constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain
hold back
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bridle
put a bridle on
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curb
keep to the curb
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clog
impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden
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place restrictions on
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types:
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abridge
lessen, diminish, or curtail
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immobilise, immobilize
cause to be unable to move
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paralyse, paralyze
cause to be paralyzed and immobile
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stun, stupefy
make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
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type of:
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circumscribe, confine, limit
restrict or confine
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make more specific
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