restrict

Definitions


[rɪˈstrɪkt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- put a limit on; keep under control
(e.g: some roads may have to be closed at peak times to restrict the number of visitors)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin restrict- ‘confined, bound fast’, from the verb restringere (see restrain)




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