restrict
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- derestrict verb (used with object)
- nonrestricting adjective
- overrestrict verb (used with object)
- prerestrict verb (used with object)
- restricter noun
- restrictor noun
Etymology
Origin of restrict
First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin restrictus “drawn back, tightened, bound, reserved,” adjective use of past participle of restringere “to bind back, bind fast”; restrain
Example Sentences
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Her bill would restrict how AI companies use student data and create new data protections for college students.
From Los Angeles Times
The farmer and landowner has been working with renewables firm Neoen for more than a decade and said he was initially worried the panels would restrict his sheep's grazing.
From Barron's
Because their rivals believe they have found a way of exploiting the rule restricting the compression ratio - a measurement of the cylinder displacement between the two extremes of the piston stroke - to 16:1.
From BBC
He was named in reports as one of the players whose business ventures with Saracens owner Nigel Wray fell foul of rules restricting spending on players - something he was not aware of.
From BBC
This past summer, Google said in an email to employees that it was restricting the use of third-party applications and AI systems.
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