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Limiting

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Definitions for Limiting

noun
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
Synonyms
modification qualifying
adjective
restricting the scope or freedom of action
Synonyms
confining constraining constrictive restricting
adjective
strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase
Examples
  1. the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause
verb
place limits on (extent or amount or access)
Synonyms
restrict trammel limit bound confine throttle
Examples
  1. restrict the use of this parking lot
  2. limit the time you can spend with your friends
verb
restrict or confine within limits
Synonyms
limit circumscribe confine to
Examples
  1. I limit you to two visits to the pub a day
  2. please confine your questions to the topic
  3. our actions are circumscribed by our biology, personality, and by the social and cultural context into which we are born
verb
decide upon or fix definitely
Synonyms
specify set determine define fix limit
Examples
  1. fix the variables
  2. specify the parameters

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