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restrict

Main Entry:: re·strict
Pronunciation:: \ri-ˈstrikt\
Function:: transitive verb
Etymology:: Latin restrictus, past participle of restringere
Date:: 1535

1 : to confine within bounds : restrain 2 : to place under restrictions as to use or distribution

synonyms see limit

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