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restrict |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Restrict \Re*strict"\, a. [L. restrictus p. p. of restringere See {Restrain}.] Restricted. [Obs.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Syn: To limit; bound; circumscribe; restrain; repress; curb; coerce. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: restrict v 1: place restrictions on "curtail drinking in school" [syn: {curtail}, {curb}, {cut back}] 2: place under restrictions; limit access to [syn: {limit}] [ant: {derestrict}] 3: place limits on "restrict the use of this parking lot" [syn: {restrain}, {trammel}, {limit}, {bound}, {confine}, {throttle}] 4: make more specific; "qualify these remarks" [syn: {qualify}]
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