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Restrict vs Impede - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between restrict and impede

is that restrict is to restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a certain diet while impede is to get in the way of; to hinder.

As an adjective restrict

is restricted.

restrict

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a certain diet.
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  • (specifically, mathematics) To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.
    • If we restrict sine to [-\frac\pi2,\frac\pi2], we can define its inverse.

    Synonyms

    * (to restrain within bounds) limit, bound, circumscribe, withstrain, restrain, repress, curb, coerce

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Restricted.

    • Anagrams

    * *

    impede

    English

    Verb

    (imped)
  • to get in the way of; to hinder

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * assist, help * expede (obsolete) * expedite

    Related terms

    * expede, expedite * impediment