restricting

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restricting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To limit; bound; circumscribe; restrain; repress; curb;
          coerce.
          [1913 Webster]

restricting - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  restricting
      adj 1: restricting the scope or freedom of action [syn:
             confining, constraining, constrictive, limiting,
             restricting]