Related Words for restrict

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restrain
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Verb, Verb
limit
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Verb, Verb, Noun
curtail
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Noun, Verb
bound
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Verb, Verb, Adjective
confine
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Adjective, Verb
qualify
/xx
Verb, Verb
curb
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Verb, Verb
throttle
/x
Verb, Verb
cut back
//
Phrase, Verb
constrain
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Verb
prohibit
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Verb
disallow
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Verb
inhibit
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Verb
allow
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Verb
impede
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Verb
hinder
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Verb
regulate
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Verb
constrict
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Verb
proscribe
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Verb
forbid
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Verb
prevent
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Verb
discourage
x/x
Verb
exclude
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Verb
impair
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Verb
stifle
/x
Verb
dictate
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Verb
obstruct
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Verb
preclude
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Verb
deprive
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Verb
impose
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Verb
circumscribe
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Verb
suppress
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Verb
restriction
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Noun
alter
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Verb
reduce
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Verb
circumvent
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Verb
extend
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Verb
permit
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Noun
facilitate
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Verb
enable
x/x
Verb
interfere
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Verb
hampering
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Verb
abridge
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Verb
thwart
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Verb
undermine
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Verb
encourage
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Verb
modify
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Verb
enforce
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Verb
criminalize
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Verb
disrupt
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Verb
eliminate
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Verb
define
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Verb
negate
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Verb
affect
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Verb
mandating
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Verb
displace
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Verb
enhance
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Verb
threaten
/x
Verb
forcing
/x
Verb
augment
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Verb
compel
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Verb
terminate
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Verb
segregate
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Verb
divert
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Verb
delimit
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Verb
diminish
x/x
Verb
expand
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Verb
require
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Verb
penalize
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Verb
deter
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Verb
disable
x/x
Adjective
deny
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Verb
promote
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Verb
overrule
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Verb
nullify
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Verb
impinge
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Verb
monopolize
x/xx
Verb
authorize
/xx
Verb
withhold
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Verb
broaden
/x
Verb
revoke
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Verb
override
/xx
Verb
authorise
xxx
Verb
banning
/x
Noun
dissuade
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Verb
coerce
x/
Verb
subvert
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Verb
govern
/x
Verb
attempting
x/x
Verb
designate
/xx
Verb
endanger
x/x
Verb
violate
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Verb
stipulate
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Verb
jeopardize
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Verb
encroach
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Verb
censor
/x
Noun
protect
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Verb
allocate
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Verb
usurp
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Verb
safeguard
/x
Noun
remove
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Verb
suspend
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Verb
dampen
/x
Verb
infringe
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Verb
equate
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Verb
invalidate
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Verb
legislate
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Verb
letting
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Verb
unrestricted
xx/x
Adjective
specify
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Verb
exert
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Verb
incentivize
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Noun
infer
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Verb
jeopardise
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Verb
justify
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Verb
distort
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Verb
oppose
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Verb
determine
x/x
Verb
stimulate
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Verb
increase
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Noun
preempt
/x
Verb
modulate
/xx
Verb
optimise
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Verb
minimize
/xx
Verb
induce
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Verb
lessen
/x
Verb
blocking
/x
Verb
counteract
/xx
Verb
manipulate
x/xx
Verb
disqualify
x/xx
Verb
minimise
/xx
Verb
encumber
x/x
Verb
legitimize
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Verb
forgo
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Verb
maximise
/xx
Verb
restrictive
x/x
Adjective
degrade
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Verb
rescind
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Verb
weaken
/x
Verb
encompass
x/x
Verb
disturb
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Verb
instruct
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Verb
accelerate
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Verb
punish
/x
Verb
entrench
x/
Verb
redefine
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Verb
contain
x/
Verb
control
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Noun
check
/
Noun
reserve
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Noun
binary
/xx
Verb
unduly
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Adverb
unreasonably
x/xxx
Adverb
immigration
xx/x
Noun
add
/
Verb, Noun
alleviate
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Verb
baffle
/x
Noun, Verb
borderline
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Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
boundary
/xx
Noun
cap
/
Noun, Verb
challenge
/x
Noun, Verb
clamp down
//
Phrase, Verb
classify
/xx
Verb
command
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Noun, Verb
commit
x/
Verb, Noun
compute
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Verb, Noun
constraint
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Noun
content
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
crack down
//
Phrase, Verb
cramp
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
curtailment
x/x
Noun
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
decrease
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Noun, Verb
detract
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Verb
display
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Noun, Verb
draw a line
/x/
Phrase, Verb
draw the line
/x/
Phrase, Verb
erode
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Verb
favoured
/x
Adjective
fetter
/x
Noun, Verb
gate
/
Noun, Verb
halter
/x
Noun, Verb
harness
/x
Noun, Verb
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hours
/x
Adjective
immobilize
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Verb
keep
/
Verb, Noun
limitation
xx/x
Noun
localize
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Verb
mark out
//
Phrase, Verb
mitigate
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Verb
move
/
Verb, Noun
narrow
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
only
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
ration
/x
Noun, Verb
refine
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Verb
refresh
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Verb, Noun
rein
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Noun, Verb
rename
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Verb, Noun
reset
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Verb, Noun
restraint
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Noun
rule
/
Noun, Verb
scant
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
shorten
/x
Verb, Noun
small
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
stem
/
Noun, Verb
stiffen
/x
Verb
stint
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Noun, Verb
stop
/
Verb, Noun
taboo
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
tie
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Noun, Verb
tighten
/x
Verb
tighten up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
wait
/
Verb, Noun
write
/
Verb, Noun
backwater
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Noun, Verb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
die
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Verb, Noun
save
/
Verb, Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
get
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Verb, Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
tell
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Verb, Noun
gloss
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Noun, Verb
blow
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Noun, Verb, Adjective