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restrict definition

re·strict (ri strikt′)

transitive verb

to keep within certain limits; put certain limitations on; confine

Etymology: < L restrictus, pp. of restringere: see restrain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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