restrict is on the Academic Word List.

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Plain form
restrict

Third-person singular
restricts

Past tense
restricted

Past participle
restricted

Present participle
restricting

  1. (transitive) If you restrict something, you limit it.
    This room is restricted to company employees. Other people may not enter.
    This law restricts the freedom of businesses to set their own prices.

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