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  • 21restrict to — phr verb Restrict to is used with these nouns as the object: ↑maximum …

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  • 22restrict — Synonyms and related words: abate, adjust to, allocate, allot, alter, appoint, appropriate to, assign, assign to, assuage, bar, be into, be strong in, bind, bottle up, bound, box, box in, box up, cage, check, circumscribe, cloister, condition,… …

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  • 23restrict — verb 1》 put a limit on; keep under control. 2》 deprive of freedom of movement or action. Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as restriction): from L. restrict , restringere (see restrain) …

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  • 24restrict yourself to something — phrase to allow yourself a limited amount of something that you like or want to do I try to restrict myself to one dessert a day. Thesaurus: controlling behaviour and self controlsynonym Main entry: restrict …

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  • 25restrict access — index condemn (ban), confine, constrain (restrain), picket, police Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …

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  • 26restrict in area — index constrict (compress) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 27restrict yourself to sth — UK US restrict yourself to sth Phrasal Verb with restrict({{}}/rɪˈstrɪkt/ verb [T] ► to limit yourself to one particular thing or activity: »The company is restricting itself to non living cargoes at first …

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  • 28restrict yourself to something — to allow yourself a limited amount of something that you like or want to do I try to restrict myself to one dessert a day …

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  • 29restrict — 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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  • 30restrict — restricter, restrictor, n. /ri strikt /, v.t. to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity. [1525 35; < L restrictus drawn back, tightened, bound, reserved, orig. ptp. of restringere to RESTRAIN, equiv. to …

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