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re·strict \rə̇ˈstrikt, rēˈs-\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin restrictus, past participle of restringere to restrain, restrict — more at restrain 1. : to set bounds or limits to : hold within bounds: as a. : to check free activity, motion, progress, or departure of : restrain < intellectual snobbery which has tended to restrict men and women from an understanding of religion — A.H.Compton > also : hamper, diminish b. : to check, bound, or decrease the range, scope, or incidence of : set what is to be included or embraced by : bar or carefully govern addition or increment to < countries where literacy was largely restricted to the upper classes — Helen Sullivan > 2. : to place (land) under restrictions as to use (as by zoning ordinances) Synonyms: see limit |