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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. place restrictions on;
- Example: "curtail drinking in school"
[syn: restrict, curtail, curb, cut back]

2. place under restrictions; limit access to;
- Example: "This substance is controlled"

3. place limits on (extent or access);
- Example: "restrict the use of this parking lot"
- Example: "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
[syn: restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle]

4. make more specific;
- Example: "qualify these remarks"
[syn: qualify, restrict]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Restrict \Re*strict"\, a. [L. restrictus, p. p. of restringere. See Restrain.] Restricted. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

restrict 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]