VERB | change | confine to, limit, circumscribe | restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" |
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Meaning | restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day". | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | limit, circumscribe | |
Narrower | cap | restrict the number or amount of |
hold down | restrain | |
number, keep down | place a limit on the number of | |
restrict, curtail, curb, cut back | place restrictions on | |
Broader | decrease, lessen, minify | make smaller |
Spanish | circunscribir, limitar | |
Catalan | circumscriure, limitar |
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