restrict

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/ɹɪˈstɹɪkt/

verb 2adj 1

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

greatly, seriously, severely

further

The new security measures will further restrict who can enter the building after hours.

effectively | unduly, unnecessarily | apparently | deliberately

VERB + RESTRICT

attempt to, seek to, try to

tend to

Working full-time tends to restrict how much time parents can spend with their families.

PREP

The school restricted access to the library during lunch hours to reduce noise.

PHRASES

an attempt to restrict sth

The government made an attempt to restrict access to the new social media platform.

measures to restrict sth

Definitions

verb

To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine

After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt.

It was no less than Valencia deserved after dominating possession in the final 20 minutes although Chelsea defended resolutely and restricted the Spanish side to shooting from long range.

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

If we restrict sine to #92;left#91;-#92;frac#92;pi2,#92;frac#92;pi2#92;right#93;, we can define its inverse.

adj

Restricted.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — place limits on (extent or amount or access)

verb — place restrictions on

verb — place under restrictions

control

Antonyms

derestrict

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt.

Wiktionary

It was no less than Valencia deserved after dominating possession in the final 20 minutes although Chelsea defended resolutely and restricted the Spanish side to shooting from long range.

Wiktionary

If we restrict sine to #92;left#91;-#92;frac#92;pi2,#92;frac#92;pi2#92;right#93;, we can define its inverse.

Wiktionary

There is a plan to restrict the use of cars in the city center.

Tatoeba · #246178

He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.

Tatoeba · #289922

Sperm bank regulations restrict a given donor to making sperm donations at only one facility and restrict the number of children that each donor can "father".

Tatoeba · #1425813

Usage Notes

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