Restrânge

restrânge is a Romanian verb meaning to shrink, to narrow, to limit, or to restrain. It can refer to reducing the size or scope of something, to constraining movement, or to curbing a trend or activity. The term covers both physical reductions and figurative limitations, such as restricting freedoms, opportunities, budgets, or rights. In formal or administrative language, restrânge is commonly used to describe measures that diminish extent, range, or access, and it can also denote bounding a value in mathematics or the precision of an estimate.

Etymology and usage context: restrânge is a Latin-based formation that entered Romanian via the Romance Sprachworld, with the sense development aligned to “to restrict” or “to restrain.” The prefix re- emphasizes repetition or intensity in the sense of making something smaller or more confined, combined with a root related to narrowing. The word is versatile across domains, including law, economics, public policy, science, and everyday speech.

Examples of use: Guvernul a restrâns bugetul pentru proiecte non-esențiale. Legea restrânge privilegiile acordate anumitor grupuri. În matematică, funcția poate fi restrânsă la un interval dat. În mod obişnuit, restrângerea se referă la o limitare a posibilităților sau a desfășurării unei acțiuni, nu la eliminarea lor completă.

Morphology: infinitivul este restrânge; participiul trecut este restrâns; gerundul este restrângând. Sinonimele includ limita, reduce, concis, iar antonimele potrivite sunt permite, extinde, amplifica.

Vezi și: restricție, restrângere.