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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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.
Private-credit firms extended recent declines after Blue Owl rattled the industry by restricting withdrawals from a fund aimed at ordinary investors.
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