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What is the verb for restriction?

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restrict
  1. To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
  2. (mathematics) To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. limit, confine, circumscribe, delimit, cap, bound, constrain, control, demarcate, regulate, fix, demark, delimitate, contain, prelimit, tether, keep within bounds, impose limits on, keep within limits, set limits on, keep under control, pin down, put a ceiling on, keep a tight rein on, restrain, curb, define, hold down, check, terminate, peg, set, delineate, straiten, hold, cramp, establish, specify, arrest, freeze, inhibit, mark off, set the limits, mark out, set a limit on, mark, mothball, immobilise, immobilize, determine … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “At Cape Girardeau, we severely restrict the speed limit to 15 miles per hour for most trucks because the bridge was not designed to carry modern weight loads.”
      “You should aspire to restrict your consumption of sugar to less than 5% of your daily calories.”
      “To what extent should governments be allowed to restrict the import of goods believed to be damaging to the health of the population?”
restricted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of restrict
  2. Synonyms:
      3. limited, confined, circumscribed, delimited, capped, bounded, bound, constrained, controlled, demarcated, regulated, fixed, demarked, delimitated, contained, prelimited, tethered, kept within bounds, imposed limits on, kept within limits, setted limits on, kept under control, pinned down, put a ceiling on, kept a tight rein on, set, restrained, curbed, defined, held down, checked, set the limits, terminated, pegged, straitened, hindered, delineated, held, cramped, established, specified, arrested, inhibited, marked off, put a brake on, marked out, pinpointed, barred, constricted, fettered … more
restricting
  1. present participle of restrict
  2. Synonyms:
      3. limiting, confining, circumscribing, delimiting, capping, bounding, constraining, controlling, demarcating, regulating, fixing, demarking, delimitating, containing, prelimiting, tethering, keeping within bounds, imposing limits on, keeping within limits, setting limits on, keeping under control, pinning down, putting a ceiling on, keeping a tight rein on, restraining, curbing, defining, holding down, checking, terminating, pegging, straitening, setting, hindering, delineating, holding, cramping, establishing, specifying, arresting, inhibiting, freezing, marking off, setting the limits, marking out, setting a limit on, marking, mothballing, immobilising, immobilizing … more
restricts
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of restrict
  2. Synonyms:
      3. limits, confines, circumscribes, delimits, caps, bounds, constrains, controls, demarcates, regulates, fixes, demarks, delimitates, contains, prelimits, tethers, keeps within bounds, imposes limits on, keeps within limits, sets limits on, keeps under control, pins down, puts a ceiling on, keeps a tight rein on, restrains, curbs, defines, holds down, checks, terminates, pegs, straitens, sets, hinders, delineates, holds, cramps, establishes, specifies, arrests, freezes, inhibits, marks off, sets the limits, marks out, sets a limit on, marks, immobilises, immobilizes, mothballs … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “In rare cases operators can protect pages, making them read-only, which restricts any edits from occurring.”
      “The Town planning act restricts the way it can advertise outside and inside its buildings.”
      “A tidal entrance to the harbour at Hayle restricts departure and return times.”
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