limitar

/limiˈtaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to limit

🚧 limitar = límite (limit) + -ar, the verb ending: to set a limit

From Latin limes, a path marking the boundary between fields. That is why limitar also means to border: limitar con means to share a border with, e.g. España limita con Francia.

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