restrict

[ ri-strikt ]

verb (used with object)

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

   Synonyms: obstruct, impede, hinder, hamper, block, check, abridge, restrain, limit, confine, circumscribe

   Antonyms: surpass, exceed

restrict

/ rɪˈstrɪkt /

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

Other Words From

• re·stricter re·strictor noun
• dere·strict verb (used with object)
• nonre·stricting adjective
• over·re·strict verb (used with object)
• prere·strict verb (used with object)

Word 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of restrict¹

C16: from Latin rēstrictus bound up, from rēstringere ; see restrain

Example Sentences

Mr Dujarric said access to the three barely functional hospitals there also remained severely restricted, amid what he called "desperate shortages" of medical supplies and fuel.

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A cabinet minister has said restricting winter fuel payments does not "sit easily" with him, after estimates it would increase poverty among pensioners.

From BBC

The idea of legally restricting social media for young people has come into the spotlight after Australia's government said it would introduce legislation to ban children under 16 from social media.

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The impact was not restricted to just the US.

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It is often a key player in areas where business and national security interests collide, such as restricting technology exports to China or enacting tariffs to protect US steel.

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Related Words

• curb
• decrease
• define
• diminish
• hamper
• impede
• inhibit
• limit
• narrow
• reduce
• regulate
• restrain
• shorten