| query | To r_______ the movement or actions of someone or something means to prevent them from moving or acting freely.To restrict the movement or actions of someone or something means to prevent them from moving or acting freely. Villagers say the fence would restrict public access to the hills. The government imprisoned dissidents, forbade travel, and restricted the press. These dams have restricted the flow of the river downstream. ...the justification for this restriction of individual liberty. |
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| word | restrict |
| full-definition | verb If you restrict something, you put a limit on it in order to reduce it or prevent it becoming too great . There is talk of restricting the number of students on campus. ...restricting imports to 0.6 billion pounds of sugar per year. Some restriction on funding was necessary. To restrict the movement or actions of someone or something means to prevent them from moving or acting freely. Villagers say the fence would restrict public access to the hills. The government imprisoned dissidents, forbade travel, and restricted the press. These dams have restricted the flow of the river downstream. ...the justification for this restriction of individual liberty. If you restrict someone or their activities to one thing, they can only do, have, or deal with that thing. If you restrict them to one place, they cannot go anywhere else. Two knee injuries restricted him to only nine more league appearances. The women were put on a diet that restricted them to 1,400 calories a day. For the first two weeks patients are restricted to the grounds. If you restrict something to a particular group, only that group can do it or have it. If you restrict something to a particular place, it is allowed only in that place. The hospital may restrict bookings to people living locally. Camping is restricted to five designated campgrounds. |
| inflections | restrictsrestrictingrestrictedrestrictionrestriction |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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