Apply and Limit

Apply

Apply verb - To have a relation or connection.

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Limit and apply are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Limit" instead a verb "Apply".

Limit verb - To set bounds or an upper limit for.

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Apply and limit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apply" instead a verb "Limit".

power	apply power	limit power
strength	apply strength	limit strength
amount	apply amount	limit amount
effect	apply effect	limit effect
Other words: time, way, level, effects, damage, rules, skills, powers, tropes.

Do note that this trope does not apply if you can't recruit a character because the party has a limit on how many members you can have: that trope is Arbitrary Headcount Limit.

Source: Mutually Exclusive Party Members
In Pom Poko an elder tanuki attempts to apply this trope to the tanuki population to limit the population (due to an impending food storage).

Source: No Sex Allowed
If any Player succeeds at the missions each day, however, any and all survivors will still go on to the next round (this may or may not apply to missions with no time limit).

Source: Already Done for You

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Limit and Apply. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/limit

Apply & Limit. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/limit>.

Limit or Apply. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/limit.

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