Catalyze and Restrict

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Catalyze verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

Usage example: a reinstitution of the draft would catalyze protests around the country

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Restrict is an antonym for catalyze.

Restrict verb - To set bounds or an upper limit for.

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Catalyze is an antonym for restrict.

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Restrict and Catalyze. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/catalyze/restrict

Catalyze & Restrict. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/catalyze/restrict>.

Restrict or Catalyze. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/catalyze/restrict.

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