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re⋅strict

  [ri-strikt]
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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; < L restrictus drawn back, tightened, bound, reserved, orig. ptp. of restringere to restrain, equiv. to re- re- + strictus strict

Related forms:
re⋅strict⋅er, re⋅stric⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
curb, circumscribe, abridge, restrain.

Antonyms:
free.
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re·strict   (rĭ-strĭkt')   
tr.v.   re·strict·ed, re·strict·ing, re·stricts
To keep or confine within limits. See Synonyms at limit.

[Latin restringere, restrict- : re-, re- + stringere, to draw tight; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]
re·stric'tor, re·strict'er n.
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Main Entry: re·strict
Function: transitive verb
1 : to subject to bounds or limits <restrict the height of buildings> <restrict visitation rights>
2 : to place under restrictions as to use or distribution <restricted the land to recreational use>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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