restrict
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(verb) place limits on; "restrict the use of this parking lot" |
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Synonyms: bound, confine, limit, restrain, throttle, trammel |
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Related Words: baffle, check, clamp down, constrain, contain, control, crack down, cramp, cumber, curb, draw a line, draw the line, encumber, gate, halter, hamper, harness, hold, hold in, inhibit, mark off, mark out, moderate, reduce, regulate, rein, restrain, rule, stiffen, tie, tighten, tighten up |
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(verb) place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school" |
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Synonyms: curb, curtail, cut back |
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Related Words: circumscribe, confine, immobilize, limit |
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| 3. |
(verb) place under restrictions; limit access to |
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Synonyms: limit |
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Related Words: check, classify, contain, content, control, curb, hold, hold in, localise, localize, moderate, ration, scant, skimp, taboo |
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Antonyms: derestrict |
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(verb) make more specific; "qualify these remarks" |
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Synonyms: qualify |
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Related Words: modify |
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