Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Restrict /rēs-trĭkt'/ · Re·strict · IPA /ɹɪˈstɹɪkt/ a. v. t. 01 a. Restricted. 1. Restricted.[Obs.] 02 v. t. To restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a certain diet. imp. & p. p. Restricted; p. pr. & vb. n. Restricting 1. 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.