mindmap root((限制)) limit implies the setting of a point or line, as in time, space, speed, or degree, beyond which something cannot or is not permitted to go: visits are ~d to 30 minutes. restrict suggests a narrowing ortightening or restraining within or as if within an encircling boundary: laws intended to ~ the freedom of press. circumscribe stresses a restriction in every direction and by clearly defined boundaries: the work of the investigating committee was carefully ~d. confine suggests severe restraint within bounds that cannot or must not be passed and a resulting cramping, fettering or hampering: our freedom of choice was ~d by finances.