[ verb ]
■ make more specific
e.g.)
・qualify these remarks
→
qualify
,
restrict
[ verb ]
■ restrict or confine,
e.g.)
・I limit you to two visits to the pub a day
→
circumscribe
,
confine
,
limit
[ verb ]
■ place restrictions on
e.g.)
・curtail drinking in school
→
curb
,
curtail
,
cut back
,
restrict
[ noun ]
■ an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
→
limitation
,
restriction
[ noun ]
■ the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
e.g.)
・the unlawful restraint of trade
→
restraint
[ noun ]
■ the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
e.g.)
・the restriction of the infection to a focal area
→
confinement
,
restriction
[ noun ]
■ the act of circumscribing
→
circumscription
[ verb ]
■ place under restrictions
■ limit access to
e.g.)
・This substance is controlled
→
restrict
[ noun ]
■ the quality of being limited or restricted
e.g.)
・it is a good plan but it has serious limitations
→
limitation
[ noun ]
■ a principle that limits the extent of something
e.g.)
・I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements
→
limitation
,
restriction
[ noun ]
■ a rule or condition that limits freedom
e.g.)
・legal restraints
・restraints imposed on imports
→
restraint
[ noun ]
■ a statement that limits or restricts some claim
e.g.)
・he recommended her without any reservations
→
qualification
,
reservation
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