- restrict, curtail, curb, cut back - place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"
--1 is one way to limit, circumscribe, confine
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun restriction2
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- restrict - place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"
--2 is one way to control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Antonyms: derestrict
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun restriction2
Somebody ----s something
- restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
--3 is one way to control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun restriction3, noun restriction2
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- qualify, restrict - make more specific; "qualify these remarks"
--4 is one way to modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something