Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Restrict \Re*strict"\, a. [L. restrictus, p. p. of restringere.
   See {Restrain}.]
   Restricted. [Obs.]

Restrict \Re*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Restricted}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Restricting}.]
   To restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to
   restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a
   patient to a certain diet.

   Syn: To limit; bound; circumscribe; restrain; repress; curb;
        coerce.

Source : WordNet®

restrict
     v 1: place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school" [syn: {curtail},
           {curb}, {cut back}]
     2: place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance
        is controlled" [ant: {derestrict}]
     3: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of
        this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your
        friends" [syn: {restrain}, {trammel}, {limit}, {bound}, {confine},
         {throttle}]
     4: make more specific; "qualify these remarks" [syn: {qualify}]