different between retrain vs restrict

English

Etymology

re- +? train

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /?i??t?e?n/
  • Rhymes: -e?n
• (noun) IPA^(key): /??i?t?e?n/

Verb

retrain (third-person singular simple present retrains, present participle retraining, simple past and past participle retrained)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To train again; especially, to train or study in a new subject or job

Translations

Noun

retrain (plural retrains)

1. An instance of retraining.

Anagrams

• rantier, terrain, trainer

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)

1. To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
2. (specifically, mathematics) To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.

   If we restrict sine to ${\displaystyle [-{\frac {\pi }{2}},{\frac {\pi }{2}}]}$, 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)

1. (obsolete) Restricted.

Anagrams

• critters, stricter