limit (verbe)
Sens 1 : to prevent a number, amount, or effect from increasing past a particular
point. [source : MAC]
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Sens 2 : to reduce or control someone’s freedom to do what they want or someone’s
ability to be effective. [source : MAC]
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Sens 3 : to serve as a limit or boundary to; to bound; to mark off from. [source : D'après OED]