restrict Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb place restrictions on
    curtail; curb; cut back.
    • curtail drinking in school
  2. verb place under restrictions; limit access to
    • This substance is controlled
  3. verb place limits on (extent or access)
    throttle; bound; trammel; restrain; limit; confine.
    • restrict the use of this parking lot
    • limit the time you can spend with your friends
  4. verb make more specific
    qualify.
    • qualify these remarks

WordNet

Re*strict" adjective
Etymology
L. restrictus, p. p. of restringere. See Restrain.
Definitions
  1. Restricted. Obs.
Re*strict" transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Restricted; present participle & verbal noun Restricting
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913