VERB | change | restrict, curtail, curb, cut back | place restrictions on |
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social | restrict, control | place under restrictions | |
change | restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle | place limits on (extent or access) | |
social | restrict | prevent (information) from being circulated or disclosed |
Sounds | riystrih'kt | |
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Rhymes | addict ... verdict: 24 rhymes with ihkt... |
Meaning | place restrictions on. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | curtail, curb, cut back | |
Narrower | abridge | Lessen, diminish, or curtail |
immobilize, immobilise | Cause to be unable to move | |
ration | restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war | |
restrict, control | place under restrictions | |
Broader | limit, circumscribe, confine to | restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" |
Spanish | limitar, restringir | |
Catalan | limitar, restringir | |
Adjectives | restrictive | serving to restrict |
Nouns | restriction | an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) |
Meaning | place under restrictions; limit access to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | control | |
Narrower | classify | declare unavailable, as for security reasons |
localize, localise | restrict something to a particular area | |
taboo | declare as sacred and forbidden | |
Broader | restrict, curtail, curb, cut back | place restrictions on |
Opposite | derestrict | make free from restrictions |
Spanish | limitar, restringir | |
Catalan | limitar, restringir | |
Adjectives | restrictive | (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports |
Nouns | restriction | an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) |
Meaning | place limits on (extent or access). | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "restrict the use of this parking lot" | |
Synonyms | trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle | |
Narrower | clamp down, crack down | repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable) |
demarcate, delimit, delimitate | Set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something | |
draw the line, draw a line | Reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on) | |
gate | restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory / dormitory or campus as a means / means of punishment | |
hamper, halter, cramp, strangle | prevent the progress or free movement of | |
mark off, mark out | Set boundaries to and delimit | |
reduce, tighten | Narrow or limit | |
restrain, encumber, cumber | hold back | |
scant, skimp | Limit in quality or quantity | |
stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrain | restrict | |
tie | Limit or restrict to | |
Spanish | estrangular, limitar, restringir | |
Catalan | estrangular, limitar, restringir | |
Adjectives | restrictive | serving to restrict |
Nouns | restriction | an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) |
restriction | the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) |
Meaning | Prevent (information) from being circulated or disclosed. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Broader | prevent, keep | Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state |
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