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RESTRICTING

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Restricting the scope or freedom of action

Synonyms:

confining; constraining; constrictive; limiting; restricting

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

restrictive (serving to restrict)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb restrict

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 Context examples: 

Currently, therapies available to people with EoE include taking corticosteroids to relieve inflammatory symptoms, restricting their diets to avoid allergen-containing foods that may exacerbate the condition, or undergoing periodic surgical procedures to expand the esophagus.

(Eosinophilic esophagitis may be due to missing protein, National Institutes of Health)