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1. Restricting the scope or freedom of action
   - confining, constraining, constrictive
    
2. (grammar) strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase

1. The grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
   - modification, qualifying

1. Place limits on (extent, amount or access)
   "limit the time you can spend with your friends";
   - restrict, trammel, bound, confine, throttle
    
2. Restrict or confine within limits
   "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day";
   - circumscribe, confine to
    
3. Decide upon definitely; give a value
   "limit the parameters";
   - specify, set, determine, define, fix

Derived forms: limitings

See also: restrictive

Type of: choose, decrease, grammatical relation, lessen, minify, pick out, select, take

Encyclopedia: Limiting