Limit (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

• Set
• Determine
• Define
• Specify
• Fix

Hypernyms

• Choose
• Select
• Pick Out
• Take

Hyponyms

• Reset
• Name
• Define
• Quantify

Related Words

• Limit (noun)

Meaning ²

Place limits on (extent or amount or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Throttle
• Restrict
• Bound
• Trammel
• Confine

Hyponyms

• Constrain
• Restrain
• Tie
• Crack Down
• Delimit
• Mark Off
• Tighten
• Demarcate
• Hamper
• Clamp Down
• Draw The Line
• Mark Out
• Stiffen
• Draw A Line
• Halter
• Skimp
• Reduce
• Gate
• Scant
• Encumber
• Strangle

Related Words

• Limit (noun)
• Limitation (noun)
• Limiter (noun)

Meaning ³

Restrict or confine within limits; "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"; "please confine your questions to the topic"; "our actions are circumscribed by our biology, personality, and by the social and cultural context into which we are born".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Circumscribe
• Confine To

Hypernyms

• Lessen
• Minify

Hyponyms

• Curtail
• Keep Down
• Curb
• Cut Back

Related Words

• Limit (noun)
• Limitation (noun)