Restrict

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪkt

Origin

From Latin restrictus, perfect passive participle of restringō ("draw back tightly; restrain, restrict"), from re- ("back, again") + stringō ("press, tighten, compress").

Full definition of restrict

Verb

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.
• 2011, September 28, Jon Smith, Valencia 1 - 1 Chelsea, It was no less than Valencia deserved after dominating possession in the final 20 minutes although Chelsea defended resolutely and restricted the Spanish side to shooting from long range.
2. (specifically, mathematics) To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.If we restrict sine to $-\backslash frac\backslash pi2,\backslash frac\backslash pi2$, we can define its inverse.

Synonyms

• (to restrain within bounds) limit, bound, circumscribe, withstrain, restrain, repress, curb, coerce

Adjective

1. (obsolete) Restricted.

Anagrams

• critters
• stricter