Effect
Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Usage example: classroom discussions designed to effect a change in racial attitudes
Restrict
Restrict verb - To set bounds or an upper limit for.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The full power of the player character would warp the world and allow him to become a Physical God, so his memory is wiped on arrival to restrict his effect on others.
Source: I Am Who? - You can select 3 copies of the same card to railroad your opponent's choices, and this second effect can be used in the same turn you activated this card, unlike many other S/Ts that restrict a second Graveyard ability from being used the turn they were put there.
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This effect was created through the mages' experiments with Fade energy and time; it is strongly implied that the experiment got out of control, and one of the mages was only barely able to restrict the effect to the facility.
Source: Time Stands Still
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