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verbTo place limits or restrictions on something.
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Clear all filtersTo place limits or restrictions on something.
To force or strongly persuade someone to act.
To free from a difficulty, entanglement, or constraint.
Something that obstructs or makes progress difficult.
To free someone or something from control, restriction, or confinement.
To hold back, limit, or control an action, impulse, or movement.
Control over one's impulses, or a limit placed on an action.
Control of impulses
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A severe criticism or a restrictive rule.
Severe criticism
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To make something ineffective or appear foolish; to inhibit its development.
Make ineffective or inhibit
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