restrict

/ri-ˈstrikt/

Latin restrictus, past participle of restringere

verb

  1. to confine within bounds : restrain

  2. to place under restrictions as to use or distribution

limit restrict circumscribe confine mean to set bounds for. limit implies setting a point or line (as in time, space, speed, or degree) beyond which something cannot or is not permitted to go. restrict suggests a narrowing or tightening or restraining within or as if within an encircling boundary.