restricted
Use Restricted in a sentence
tɪd adjective
1.
confined; limited.
2.
a.
bearing the classification restricted, usually the lowest level of classified information.
b.
limited to persons authorized to use information, documents, etc., so classified. Compare classification ( def 5 ).
3.
limited to or admitting only members of a particular group or class: a restricted neighborhood; a restricted hotel.
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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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restrict (rɪˈstrɪkt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| ( | |
| [C16: from Latin rēstrictus bound up, from rēstringere; see | |
| restricted (rɪˈstrɪktɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | limited or confined |
| 2. | not accessible to the general public or (esp US) out of bounds to military personnel |
| 3. | (Brit) denoting or in a zone in which a speed limit or waiting restrictions for vehicles apply |
| re'strictedly | |
| —adv | |
| re'strictedness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Smoking will now be restricted to limited outdoor areas.
So far the maximal capacity of human longevity has been restricted by limited diet and lifetime health insults.
The economic harm to working people would not be restricted to wage cuts.
Restricted ecological niches may have limited the creatures' evolutionary opportunities-but also may have saved them.
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