Restrict

What do we mean by restrict?

To keep or confine within physical limits. transitive verb

To prevent or prohibit beyond a certain limit or by restriction: synonym: limit. transitive verb

To prevent (a person or thing) from passing a certain limit in any kind of action; limit; restrain.

To attach limitations to (a proposition or conception), so that it shall not apply to all the subjects to which it would otherwise seem to apply: as, a restricted sense of a word.

Synonyms Repress, etc. (see restrain), hedge in.

To restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine transitive verb

Restricted. adjective

To restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a certain diet. verb

To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain. verb

Place limits on (extent or access) verb

Make more specific verb

Place restrictions on verb

Place under restrictions; limit access to verb

To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine

(specifically) To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.

Words that are spelled similarly to restrict:
restrict, district, restraint, retract, strict, rescript, destruct, abstrict, restrive, astrict, redistrict, adstrict, restricts, derestrict, estrich, restring, retraict, restrike, westrick, westrich.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word restrict:
prohibit, ourselves, abortion, restriction, pornography, regulate, immigration, access, firearms, restrictions, intake, freedom, limiting, smoking, flow, availability, ban, limit, restricted, usage, speech, prohibited, expression, scope, requiring, ability, certain, movement, prevent, sale, alcohol, amendment, content, permitted, laws, domain, internet, movements, rights, legislation, ownership, consumption, membership, activities, innings, possession.

Words that rhyme with restrict:
perfect, conflict, depict, derelict, predict, contradict, strict, convict, addict, interdict, afflict, inflict, benedict, evict, constrict, sicced, nicked, handpicked, picked, licked, ricked, kicked, tricked, eggs benedict, licht, ticked, pricked, maastricht, bicched, clicked, slicked, sicked, drug addict, schlicht, opium addict, caffeine addict, saint benedict, heroin addict, cocaine addict, sticht, chicked, picht, schlict.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective restrict:
option, rule, time, mode, method, clause, access, output, species, annotation, competition, command.

Words that sound like restrict:
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