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1. (v.t.) restrict
to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, or quantity.
Etymology: (1525–35; < L restrictus drawn back, tightened, reserved, orig. ptp. of restringere to restrain ; cf. strict)
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| Definition of 'restrict' |
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1. (verb) restrict, curtail, curb, cut back
place restrictions on
"curtail drinking in school"
2. (verb) restrict
place under restrictions; limit access to
"This substance is controlled"
3. (verb) restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
place limits on (extent or access)
"restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
4. (verb) qualify, restrict
make more specific
"qualify these remarks"
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1. (verb) restrict
to limit
government proposals to restrict the sale of alcohol; parents who restrict the amount of time their kids spend watching TV
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| Definition of 'restrict' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) restrict
restricted
2. (verb) restrict
to restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a certain diet
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Sense: to keep within certain limits
I try to restrict myself / my smoking to five cigarettes a day; Use of the car-park is restricted to senior staff.
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 Afrikaans: beperk |
 Arabic: يَحْصُر نَفْسَه، يَبْقى ف |
 Bulgarian: ограничавам |
 Brazilian: limitar |
 Czech: omezit |
 German: beschränken |
 Danish: begrænse |
 Greek: περιορίζω |
 Spanish: restringir, limitar |
 Estonian: piirama |
 Farsi: محدود کردن |
 Finnish: rajoittaa |
 French: restreindre, limiter (à) |
 Hebrew: לְהַגבִּיל |
 Hindi: परिमित, सीमित करना |
 Croatian: ograničiti |
 Hungarian: korlátoz |
 Indonesian: membatasi |
 Icelandic: takmarka |
 Italian: limitare |
 Japanese: 限定する |
 Korean: 제한하다 |
 Lithuanian: apriboti |
 Latvian: ierobežot |
 Malay: terhad |
 Dutch: beperken |
 Norwegian: begrense, innskrenke |
 Polish: ograniczać |
 Persian: محدود کردن |
 Pashto: محدودول، ايسار ول، منع كو |
 Portuguese: limitar |
 Romanian: a limita, a restrânge |
 Russian: ограничивать |
 Slovak: obmedziť |
 Slovenian: omejevati |
 Serbian: ograničiti se |
 Swedish: inskränka, begränsa, enda |
 Thai: จำกัด |
 Turkish: sınırlamak, kısıtlamak |
 Taiwanese: 限制 |
 Ukrainian: обмежувати |
 Urdu: محدود کرنا |
 Vietnamese: hạn chế |
 Chinese: 限制 |
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