Limit and Resist

Limit

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

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

Resist verb - To refuse to give in to.

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Limit and resist are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Limit" instead a verb "Resist".

ability	limit ability	resist ability
power	limit power	resist power
strength	limit strength	resist strength
effect	limit effect	resist effect
Other words: time, influence, authority, effects, injury, damage, powers.

According to the books, they're so good at taking over countries that out of the dozens they'd taken over only two were been able to resist past the time limit.

Source: Pyrrhic Victory
A One-Hit Kill attack that has no true way to resist it and/or a limit to how powerful a target can be affected by it.

Source: Story-Breaker Power

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