3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Restrict  \Re*strict"\,  a.  [L.  restrictus  p.  p.  of  restringere 
  See  {Restrain}.] 
  Restricted.  [Obs.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Restrict  \Re*strict"\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Restricted};  p.  pr 
  &  vb  n.  {Restricting}.] 
  To  restrain  within  bounds;  to  limit;  to  confine;  as  to 
  restrict  worlds  to  a  particular  meaning;  to  restrict  a 
  patient  to  a  certain  diet. 
 
  Syn:  To  limit;  bound;  circumscribe;  restrain;  repress;  curb; 
  coerce. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  restrict 
  v  1:  place  restrictions  on  "curtail  drinking  in  school"  [syn:  {curtail}, 
  {curb},  {cut  back}] 
  2:  place  under  restrictions;  limit  access  to  [syn:  {limit}] 
  [ant:  {derestrict}] 
  3:  place  limits  on  "restrict  the  use  of  this  parking  lot" 
  [syn:  {restrain},  {trammel},  {limit},  {bound},  {confine}, 
  {throttle}] 
  4:  make  more  specific;  "qualify  these  remarks"  [syn:  {qualify}] 

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