'Restrict' definitions:
Definition of 'restrict'
From: WordNet
verb
verb
Place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled" [ant: derestrict]
verb
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]
verb
Make more specific; "qualify these remarks" [syn: qualify, restrict]
Definition of 'Restrict'
From: GCIDE
- Restrict \Re*strict"\, a. [L. restrictus, p. p. of restringere. See Restrain.] Restricted. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Restrict'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To limit; bound; circumscribe; restrain; repress; curb; coerce. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'restrict'
From: 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