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Synonyms for limit

Two senses of limit live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsChange

place limits on (extent or amount or access)

Limit the time you can spend with your friends.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

bound

Same sentence, swapped: Bound the time you can spend with your friends.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for limit as it is used in the sentence above.

set
produce
prevent

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 5, SummitChange

restrict or confine within limits

I limit you to two visits to the pub a day.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

circumscribe

Same sentence, swapped: I circumscribe you to two visits to the pub a day.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for limit as it is used in the sentence above.

throttle
set
shrink

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