restrict

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹɪˈstɹɪkt/ Rhymes: -ɪkt === Verb === restrict (third-person singular simple present restricts, present participle restricting, simple past and past participle restricted) To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine (specifically, mathematics) To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain. ==== Synonyms ==== (to restrain within bounds): limit, bound, circumscribe, withstrain, restrain, repress, curb, coerce, quarantine (fig.) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== restriction restraint restrain ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === restrict (comparative more restrict, superlative most restrict) (obsolete) Restricted. === Anagrams === critters, stricter