Limit and Prevent

Limit

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

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

Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.

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Limit and prevent are semantically related in keep from happening or continuing topic. Sometimes you can use "Limit" instead a verb "Prevent".

power	limit power	prevent power
someone	limit someone	prevent someone
destruction	limit destruction	prevent destruction
time	limit time	prevent time
Other words: use, characters, world, game, damage, player, casualties, deaths.

It's in everyone's interests to prevent or limit A-B conflict.

Source: Balance of Power
As of the 1.3 Update, Chlorophyte can now influence the spread of Mud blocks and prevent/limit the spread of Crimson and Corruption, allowing the Jungle to better protect itself from being overwhelmed by the Corruption or Crimson.

Source: Video Game / Terraria
While there is no limit on ships, fleets have a limit on how many ships they contain (doesn't prevent you from stacking several fleets on top of each other though).

Source: Video Game / Galactic Civilizations

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