Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

restrict

/ɹɪˈstɹɪkt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables: re-strict
IPA: /ɹɪˈstɹɪkt/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine

verb

To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.

adj

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt."
"It was no less than Valencia deserved after dominating possession in the final 20 minutes although Chelsea defended resolutely and restricted the Spanish side to shooting from long range."
"In its lawsuit, the Times said the policy unlawfully restricts essential newsgathering techniques and gives the Pentagon “unfettered” discretion to revoke passes, permitting it to impose the type of “viewpoint-based” press restrictions forbidden by the constitution."
"If we restrict sine to #92;left#91;-#92;frac#92;pi2,#92;frac#92;pi2#92;right#93;, we can define its inverse."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin restrictus, perfect passive participle of restringō (“draw back tightly; restrain, restrict”), from re- (“back, again”) + stringō (“press, tighten, compress”). Doublet of ristretto as an adjective.

Word Breakdown

Root: *streyg-

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

restricts (present, singular) restricting (participle, present) restricted (participle, past) restricted (past) more restrict (comparative) most restrict (superlative)

Derived Forms

derestrict overrestrict restrictable restrictase restrictee restrictive restrictor restrictory unrestrict

Frequently Paired Words

restriction restraint restrain

Synonyms

limit bound circumscribe withstrain restrain repress curb coerce quarantine

Rhymes With

picked kicked strict predict addict clicked tricked depict contradict inflict licked ticked

Questions

How do you pronounce restrict?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈstɹɪkt/.
What does restrict mean?: To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
Where does restrict come from?: Borrowed from Latin restrictus, perfect passive participle of restringō (“draw back tightly; restrain, restrict”), from re- (“back, again”) + stringō (“press, tighten, compress”). Doublet of ristretto as an adjective.

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