1. put a limit on; keep under control: "some roads may have to be closed at peak times to restrict the number of visitors"Similarlimitset/impose limits onkeep within boundskeep under controlregulatecontrolmoderatecut down on
▪ limit someone to only doing or having (a particular thing) or staying in (a particular place): "I shall restrict myself to a single example"Similarconfinelimitmake do with onlybe happy with
▪ limit something, especially an activity, to (a particular place, time, or category of people): "the Zoological Gardens were at first restricted to members and their guests"
▪ withhold (information) from general circulation or disclosure:"at first the government tried to restrict news of our involvement in Vietnam"
Word Originmid 16th century: from Latin restrict- ‘confined, bound fast’, from the verb restringere (see restrain).