restrict

Meaning

Verb

1. To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
2. (specifically) To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.

Adj

Restricted.

Synonyms

limit

confine

restrain

abridge

bound

bind

circumscribe

curtail

forbid

regulate

cramp

constrict

tie up

check

delimit

qualify

reduce

stint

curb

contain

constrain

prohibit

localize

narrow

inhibit

prevent

cut down

narrow down

close

control

trammel

contract

truss up

scant

shorten

detain

throttle

localise

cut back

fix

hinder

tie down

crowd

commit

crib

border

counter

fetter

encumber

discipline

Translations

restreindre

limiter

restringir

beperken

restringere

limitare

beschränken

limitar

limitar

restringir

limitar

einschränken

restringir

begrenzen

beknotten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈstɹɪkt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin restrictus, perfect passive participle of restringō (“draw back tightly; restrain, restrict”), from re- (“back, again”) + stringō (“press, tighten, compress”). Doublet of ristretto as an adjective.