Restrict
To limit or confine within boundaries; to place restrictions on someone or something.
verbRestrict
To limit or confine within boundaries; to place restrictions on someone or something.
verbImagine This
Imagine a museum gate with a velvet rope. Each guard lowers the rope a little farther, allowing only a few people through while the rest must stay outside. Restrict means to set those kinds of limits.
Sounds Like
rih-STRIKT
Looks Like
Looks like re- + strict; the prefix re- suggests doing again, combined with strict meaning tight bounds.
Remember This
Restrict comes from Latin restringere, meaning to bind back; it’s closely related to restriction, restrictive, and restrain.
Other Forms
Note
Use restrict to describe imposing limits or barriers. Do not confuse with restrain, which implies holding back physically or emotionally; restrict is about limiting access or action.