- restrict re·strict vt
- [rɪ'strɪkt]
limitare, restringere
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restrict re·strict vt
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restrict — re‧strict [rɪˈstrɪkt] verb [transitive] to limit or put controls on the amount, size, or range of something: restrict something to something • The bank imposed a ruling, restricting credit increases to 2.5%. • laws that restrict public employee… … Financial and business terms
restrict — re·strict vt 1: to subject to bounds or limits restrict the height of buildings restrict visitation rights 2: to place under restrictions as to use or distribution restrict ed the land to recreational use Merriam Webster’s Dictio … Law 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. [1913 Webster] Syn: To limit;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Restrict — Re*strict , a. [L. restrictus, p. p. of restringere. See {Restrain}.] Restricted. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
restrict — re|strict [ rı strıkt ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to keep something within strict limits: Travel is a dream of mine, but a busy working life has restricted my opportunities. restrict something to something: Doctors have restricted the number of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
strict — [16] Strict was acquired direct from strictus, the past participle of Latin stringere ‘pull tight, tighten’ (source also of English prestige, strain, and stringent). The original literal sense ‘tight’ survived into English (‘She wildly breaketh… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
strict — [16] Strict was acquired direct from strictus, the past participle of Latin stringere ‘pull tight, tighten’ (source also of English prestige, strain, and stringent). The original literal sense ‘tight’ survived into English (‘She wildly breaketh… … Word origins
restrict — re|strict W3S3 [rıˈstrıkt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of restringere; RESTRAIN] 1.) to limit or control the size, amount, or range of something ▪ The new law restricts the sale of hand guns. ▪ You may need to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
restrict */*/ — UK [rɪˈstrɪkt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms restrict : present tense I/you/we/they restrict he/she/it restricts present participle restricting past tense restricted past participle restricted 1) to keep something within strict limits Travel… … English dictionary
restrict — re•strict [[t]rɪˈstrɪkt[/t]] v. t. 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 … From formal English to slang
restrict — restricter, restrictor, n. /ri strikt /, v.t. to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity. [1525 35; < L restrictus drawn back, tightened, bound, reserved, orig. ptp. of restringere to RESTRAIN, equiv. to … Universalium
