Imprison and Limit

Imprison

Imprison verb - To put in or as if in prison.

Usage example: in this society, we try to imprison criminals so that they can't do any more harm

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Limit and imprison are semantically related. in confine topic. In some cases you can use "Limit" instead a verb "Imprison".

Nearby Words: imprisonment, imprisoning

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

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

someone	imprison someone	limit someone
world	imprison world	limit world

The only known limit to their powers is the rest of the Continuum, who can collectively impose punishments like removing their powers (though they still know almost everything), imprison them or make them mortal.

Source: The Omnipotent

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