verb (used with object) to confine or keep within limits, as of
space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity. Origin: 1525–35;
Related forms < Latin restrictus drawn back, tightened, bound,
reserved, orig. past participle of restringere , equivalent to
re- re- + strictus strict re·strict·er, re·stric·tor, noun
de·re·strict, verb (used with object) o·ver·re·strict, verb
(used with object) pre·re·strict, verb (used with object) curb,
circumscribe, abridge, restrain.