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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RESTRICT', v.t. [L. restrictus, from restringo. See Restrain.]
To limit; to confine; to restrain within bounds; as, to restrict words to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a certain diet.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school" [syn: restrict, curtail, curb, cut back]
2: place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled" [ant: derestrict]
3: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle]
4: make more specific; "qualify these remarks" [syn: qualify, restrict]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb Etymology: Latin restrictus, past participle of restringere Date: 1535 1. to confine within bounds ; restrain 2. to place under restrictions as to use or distribution Synonyms: see limit

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. (often foll. by to, within) 1 confine, bound, limit (restricted parking; restricted them to five days a week). 2 subject to limitation. 3 withhold from general circulation or disclosure. Phrases and idioms: restricted area 1 Brit. an area in which there is a special speed limit for vehicles. 2 US an area which military personnel are not allowed to enter. Derivatives: restrictedly adv. restrictedness n. Etymology: L restringere: see RESTRAIN

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Restrict Re*strict", a. [L. restrictus, p. p. of restringere. See Restrain.] Restricted. [Obs.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Restrict Re*strict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Restricted; p. pr. & vb. n. Restricting.] To restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a certain diet. Syn: To limit; bound; circumscribe; restrain; repress; curb; coerce.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(restricts, restricting, restricted) 1. If you restrict something, you put a limit on it in order to reduce it or prevent it becoming too great. There is talk of raising the admission requirements to restrict the number of students on campus... The French, I believe, restrict Japanese imports to a maximum of 3 per cent of their market. = limit VERB: V n, V n to amount • restriction Some restriction on funding was necessary. = limit N-UNCOUNT 2. To restrict the movement or actions of someone or something means to prevent them from moving or acting freely. The government imprisoned dissidents, forbade travel, and restricted the press... VERB: V n • restriction ...the justification for this restriction of individual liberty. 3. If you restrict someone or their activities to one thing, they can only do, have, or deal with that thing. If you restrict them to one place, they cannot go anywhere else. For the first two weeks patients are restricted to the grounds. = confine VERB: be V-ed to n, also V n to n 4. If you restrict something to a particular group, only that group can do it or have it. If you restrict something to a particular place, it is allowed only in that place. The hospital may restrict bookings to people living locally... VERB: V n to n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Limit, bound, restrain, confine, circumscribe, hedge in.

Moby Thesaurus

abate, adjust to, allocate, allot, alter, appoint, appropriate to, assign, assign to, assuage, bar, be into, be strong in, bind, bottle up, bound, box, box in, box up, cage, check, circumscribe, cloister, condition, confine, constrain, constrict, contain, contract, coop, coop in, coop up, copyright, cork up, cramp, crib, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, destine, detail, detain, diminish, discipline, draw in, draw the line, earmark, encage, enclose, fate, feature, fence in, follow, go in, go in for, hedge, hedge about, hem, hem in, hold, hold in custody, hold in restraint, immure, impede, impound, inhibit, keep from spreading, keep in, keep in custody, keep in detention, keep within bounds, leaven, limit, localize, lot, major in, make assignments, mark off, mark out for, mew, mew up, minor in, mitigate, moderate, modify, modulate, narrow, ordain, palliate, patent, pen, pen up, portion off, pound, pursue, qualify, rail in, reduce, register, regulate, regulate by, reserve, restrain, restrict to, scant, schedule, seal up, season, set, set apart, set aside, set conditions, set limits, set off, shackle, shrink, shut in, shut up, snape, soften, specialize, specialize in, stint, straiten, tag, taper, temper, tie, tighten, wall in