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restrict

rest·rict

UK/ɹɪˈstɹɪkt/ US/riˈstrɪkt/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

place restrictions on

  • “curtail drinking in school”
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2.

place under restrictions; limit access to

  • “This substance is controlled”
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3.

place limits on (extent or access)

  • “restrict the use of this parking lot”
  • “limit the time you can spend with your friends”
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4.

make more specific

  • “qualify these remarks”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin restrictus, perfect passive participle of restringō (“draw back tightly; restrain, restrict”), from re- (“back, again”) + stringō (“press, tighten, compress”). Doublet of ristretto as an adjective.

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