to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
Origin
1525-35; < Latinrestrictus drawn back, tightened, bound, reserved, orig. past participle of restringere to restrain, equivalent to re-re- + strictusstrict
Related forms
restricter, restrictor, noun
derestrict, verb (used with object)
nonrestricting, adjective
overrestrict, verb (used with object)
prerestrict, verb (used with object)
Synonyms
curb, circumscribe, abridge, restrain.
Antonyms
free.
Examples from the web for restrict
The new measures also restrict the ability of foreign students to bring family members into the country with them.
Laws that limit the liberties of the general population do not usually restrict the activities of the lawless.
And the ability to restrict information is worse than a license to commit fraud, it is worse than terrorism.
But now there is a way for consumers to restrict telephone access themselves from their homes.
Build a better search engine, rather than restrict the availability of the information.
The central bank has taken a number of measures this year to restrict credit.
Schemes to restrict the area to foot traffic worry planners who fear the famous crossroads could lose its creative energy.
They restrict legal gun ownership but there's a lot of illegal gun owners.
Pruned any time to remove tangled or weak stems or to restrict size.
It has laws that restrict deforestation in the rest.
British Dictionary definitions for restrict
restrict
/rɪˈstrɪkt/
verb
1.
(often foll by to) to confine or keep within certain often specified limits or selected bounds: to restrict one's drinking to the evening
Word Origin
C16: from Latin rēstrictus bound up, from rēstringere; see restrain
Word Origin and History for restrict
v.
1530s, from Latin restrictus, past participle of restringere (see restriction). Regarded 18c. as a Scottishism. Related: Restricted; restricting.