restrict
Pronunciation: [rɪˈstrɪkt]
Word
Context: "limitations"
(verb) to make something smaller or limit what someone can do. If you restrict someone, you are putting a kind of fence around what they can have or where they can go.
Example
The school restricts the use of cell phones during class to help students focus.
Example
They didn't restrict anyone from joining the club, so it was open to everyone.
Example
Why would someone want to restrict access to certain areas of the building?
Context: "rules or laws"
(verb) to control something by setting rules. If a law restricts an activity, it tells people they cannot do that activity in certain ways.
Example
The new law restricts how much pollution factories can produce to protect the environment.
Example
The government did not restrict people’s rights to vote freely.
Example
What activities are restricted by the new regulations?
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