re strict
verb (used with object)
to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
Origin:
1525–35; < Latin restrictus drawn back, tightened, bound, reserved, orig. past participle of restringere to restrain, equivalent to re- re- + strictus strict
1525–35; < Latin restrictus drawn back, tightened, bound, reserved, orig. past participle of restringere to restrain, equivalent to re- re- + strictus strict
Related forms
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)
Synonyms
curb, circumscribe, abridge, restrain.
curb, circumscribe, abridge, restrain.
Antonyms
free.
free.
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