restrict

restrict: restrict re‧strict [rɪˈstrɪkt] verb [transitive]

to limit or put controls on the amount, size, or range of something:

restrict something to something

• The bank imposed a ruling, restricting credit increases to 2.5%.

• laws that restrict public employee pension funds to making only certain types of investment

— restricted adjective :

• Japanese consumers pay higher prices for goods because of restricted competition.

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restrict UK US /rɪˈstrɪkt/ verb [T]

► to limit something, reduce its size, or prevent it from increasing: »If they want to restrict access to their pages, privacy controls are available.
restrict the sale/supply/use of sth »Georgia is one of 22 states that restrict the sale of raw milk for human consumption.
»Other recommendations included restricting the number of retail outlets that can sell tobacco.
restrict sth to sb/sth »They restrict these payments to employees who have been with the firm for more than a year.
restrict the right of sb to do sth »The Government has recently restricted the right of council tenants to buy their own homes.

► to limit someone's actions or movements: »We are restricted from producing more than a certain quantity of air emissions, water effluent, or solid waste.
restrict sb to sth »Consumers with successful suits would be restricted to $1.5 million in damages.

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Synonyms:

Limit, bound, restrain, confine, circumscribe, hedge in

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restrict — re·strict vt 1: to subject to bounds or limits restrict the height of buildings restrict visitation rights 2: to place under restrictions as to use or distribution restrict ed the land to recreational use Merriam Webster’s Dictio … Law dictionary
Restrict — Re*strict , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Restricted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Restricting}.] To restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a certain diet. [1913 Webster] Syn: To limit;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Restrict — Re*strict , a. [L. restrictus, p. p. of restringere. See {Restrain}.] Restricted. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
restrict — (v.) 1530s, from L. restrictus, pp. of restringere (see RESTRICTION (Cf. restriction)). Regarded 18c. as a Scottishism. Related: RESTRICTED (Cf. Restricted); restricting … Etymology dictionary
restrict — *limit, circumscribe, confine Analogous words: bind, *tie: *contract, shrink: *restrain, curb, check Contrasted words: *extend, lengthen: *expand, amplify, swell: enlarge, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
restrict — [v] confine, limit situation or ability to participate bind, bottle up, bound, chain, check, circumscribe, come down on, constrict, contain, contract, cool down, cramp, curb, decrease, define, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, demark, diminish,… … New thesaurus
restrict — ► VERB 1) put a limit on; keep under control. 2) deprive of freedom of movement or action. ORIGIN Latin restringere tie back … English terms dictionary
restrict — [ri strikt′] vt. [< L restrictus, pp. of restringere: see RESTRAIN] to keep within certain limits; put certain limitations on; confine SYN. LIMIT … English World dictionary
restrict — verb ADVERB ▪ greatly, seriously (esp. BrE), severely, sharply (esp. BrE), significantly ▪ further ▪ The government is considering new laws which will further restrict people s access to firearms … Collocations dictionary
restrict — [[t]rɪstrɪ̱kt[/t]] restricts, restricting, restricted 1) VERB If you restrict something, you put a limit on it in order to reduce it or prevent it becoming too great. [V n] There is talk of raising the admission requirements to restrict the… … English dictionary

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