nnoun.relationthe grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phraseSynset:modification qualifying
Derivationally Related Form:qualifymodify
Hypernyms:grammatical relation
Inherited Hypernyms:modificationgrammatical relationlinguistic relationrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:appositionrestrictiveness
Full Hyponyms:appositionrestrictiveness
vverb.changeplace limits on (extent or amount or access)Synset:bound confine limit restrict throttle trammel
Examples:- restrict the use of this parking lot
- limit the time you can spend with your friends
Derivationally Related Form:boundlimiterlimitrestrictionlimitationrestrictivetrammel
Inherited Hypernyms:restrict
Direct Hyponyms:clamp downconstraincrack downcrampcumberdelimitdelimitatedemarcatedraw a linedraw the lineencumbergatehalterhampermark offmark outreducerestrainscantskimpstiffenstrangletietightentighten up
Full Troponyms:bridleclamp downclogcurbdemarcatedraw the linegatehampermark offreducerestrainscantsnafflestiffentie
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody PP | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.changerestrict or confine within limitsSynset:circumscribe confine to limit
Examples:- I limit you to two visits to the pub a day
- please confine your questions to the topic
- our actions are circumscribed by our biology, personality, and by the social and cultural context into which we are born
Derivationally Related Form:circumscriptionlimitationlimit
Hypernyms:decrease lessen minify
Inherited Hypernyms:limitdecreasechange
Direct Hyponyms:capcurbcurtailcut backhold downkeep downnumberrestrict
Full Troponyms:abridgecapclassifydrawhold downimmobilizelocalizenumberpalsyparalyzerationrestrictstunsuppuratetaboo
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.communicationdecide upon or fix definitelySynset:define determine fix limit set specify
Examples:- fix the variables
- specify the parameters
Derivationally Related Form:determinersetlimitdeterminant
Hypernyms:choose pick out select take
Inherited Hypernyms:specifychoosedecide
Direct Hyponyms:definenamequantifyreset
Full Troponyms:definenamequantifyredefinereset
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.allrestricting the scope or freedom of actionSynset:confining constraining constrictive restricting
Antonyms:unrestrictive
Inherited Hypernyms:confining
Similar to:restrictive
adj satadj.allstrictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phraseTopic:grammar
Examples:- the restrictive clause in 'Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause
Antonyms:unrestrictive
Inherited Hypernyms:limiting
Similar to:restrictive