limitar
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[limit′ar]
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1 to limit, circumscribe.
2 to restrict, restrain.
3 to border on: o Brasil limita com quase todos os países sul-americanos / Brazil borders on most of the South American countries.
4 limitar-se to keep oneself back, refrain from, limit oneself: ele limitou-se a generalidades / he restricted himself to generalities.