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restrict

[ri-strikt] Example Sentences

re·strict

[ri-strikt]
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

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)


curb, circumscribe, abridge, restrain.


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Example Sentences
  • But now there is a way for consumers to restrict telephone access themselves from their homes.
  • Build a better search engine, rather than restrict the availability of the information.
  • The central bank has taken a number of measures this year to restrict credit.
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restrict (rɪˈstrɪkt)
 
vb
(often foll by to) to confine or keep within certain often specified limits or selected bounds: to restrict one's drinking to the evening
 
[C16: from Latin rēstrictus bound up, from rēstringere; see restrain]

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