Antonyms for restrict

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ri-strikt

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈstrɪkt

Definition of restrict

Origin : 1530s, from Latin restrictus, past participle of restringere (see restriction). Regarded 18c. as a Scottishism. Related: Restricted; restricting.

verb confine, limit situation or ability to participate

Example sentences :

Restrict yourself to a pint of claret, and that of the lightest, for the future.
Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 » by Various

The lines that follow seem to restrict it here to the latter sense.
Extract from : « Y Gododin » by Aneurin

If I find you abuse the privilege, I shall have to restrict you.
Extract from : « Rollo in Paris » by Jacob Abbott

Steps have already been taken to restrict the imports of luxuries.
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, February 23, 1916 » by Various

And we shall, further, have to restrict ourselves in the main to our exports.
Extract from : « Up To Date Business » by Various

In his later essays we are taught that he does not mean to restrict it to the Bible.
Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall

The evil is not in the restriction; but in the fact that nothing can ever restrict the restriction.
Extract from : « What I Saw in America » by G. K. Chesterton

Must you restrict yourself to mere 'comfort and respectability'?
Extract from : « Daisy » by Elizabeth Wetherell

She might restrict my eatables, but I'd be hanged if I was going to have her meddle with my drinks.
Extract from : « Dream Days » by Kenneth Grahame

He distrusted power and naturally sought to restrict its exercise.
Extract from : « Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 of 8 » by Various

Synonyms for restrict

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