different between restrict vs subdue
restrict
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin restrictus, perfect passive participle of restring? (“draw back tightly; restrain, restrict”), from re- (“back, again”) + string? (“press, tighten, compress”). Doublet of ristretto as an adjective.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???st??kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
Verb
restrict (third-person singular simple present restricts, present participle restricting, simple past and past participle restricted)
- To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
- (specifically, mathematics) To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.
- If we restrict sine to , we can define its inverse.
Synonyms
- (to restrain within bounds): limit, bound, circumscribe, withstrain, restrain, repress, curb, coerce
Related terms
- restriction
- restraint
- restrain
Translations
Adjective
restrict (comparative more restrict, superlative most restrict)
- (obsolete) Restricted.
Anagrams
- critters, stricter
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subdue
English
Etymology
From Middle English subdewen, subduen, sodewen, from Old French souduire, from Latin subd?c? (“to draw away”), perhaps influenced by subd? (“to subdue, subject”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /s?b?du/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /s?b?dju?/, /s?b?d?u?/, /s?b-/
- Rhymes: -u?
- Hyphenation: sub?due
Verb
subdue (third-person singular simple present subdues, present participle subduing, simple past and past participle subdued)
- To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
- To bring (a country) under control by force.
Synonyms
- underbring
Related terms
Translations
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