单词 | limitate |
释义 | limitateadj. Chiefly Scottish in early use. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > [adjective] narroweOE restraint1445 modifiedc1485 limitate1541 restricteda1550 strait-laced1549 scant1556 circumcised1561 contract1561 restrained1578 determinate1586 limited1590 restrict1597 strict1597 confined1605 determineda1616 limitary1620 prescript1645 modificated1646 circumscribed1647 conscribed1654 limitated1654 reserved1654 coarctated1655 straiteneda1665 unabsolute1694 stinted1710 bounded1711 contracted1711 cramped1741 special1815 municipal1856 fine-cut1894 stingy1927 society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > [adjective] > restricted or limited narroweOE restraint1445 modifiedc1485 limitate1541 restricteda1550 scant1556 contract1561 limited1590 confined1605 limitary1620 prescript1645 modificated1646 circumscribed1647 limitated1654 reserved1654 coarctated1655 unabsolute1694 bounded1711 contracted1711 cramped1741 crimped1828 stingy1927 1541 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1871) II. 110 To gyf to the said systeris the pece grene of thair commoun mwre now foundit about with dike as the samyn is ellis limitat. 1573 J. Tyrie Refut. Ansuer Knox f. 28 Ze ansuer zour inioyned iurisdictioun of teching of the word of God, to be limitat within the realme of scotland, and nocht extendet to foronars. 1584 King James VI & I Ess. Prentise Poesie sig. Ciij v Translations are limitat, and restraind in some things, more then free inuentions are. a1634 A. Gardyne Theatre Scotish Worthies (1878) 84 Who for there countrie..doe fight, Bot limitat and measur'd glorie gains. 1685 W. Clark Grand Tryal vii. 44 Is there not to this glorious Creature set A certain time? his days are limitate, As are those of a Hireling. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [adjective] > having boundary terminatea1500 circumscriptible?1550 circumscript1564 circumscriptive1564 boundedc1600 limitatec1600 disterminate?1615 circumscribed1739 space-bound1934 c1600 in Balfour's Practicks (1754) 158 Gif ony man..be lauchfullie infeft..in ony landis..within certane limitat boundis. 1853 W. Whewell tr. H. Grotius De Jure Belli I. 407 Land..determined by its measured quantity, is governed by the same rule as limitate [L. limitato] land. b. Botany. Bounded by a distinct line, as the hypothallus in certain crustaceous lichens. Now disused. ΚΠ 1821 tr. A. P. de Candolle & K. Sprengel Elements Philos. Plants i. ii. 23 Limitate (limitatus), is, when the boundary is sharply marked; as, for instance, in Lecidea geographica. 1871 W. A. Leighton Lichen-flora 401 Arthonia ilicina,..smooth, shining, scaly, limitate. 1910 Proc. Washington Acad. Sci. 12 53 Thallus thin, uniform, effuse or sometimes limitate, pale ashy or greenish brown to brown. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). limitatev. Originally Scottish. transitive. To set limits to (something); to limit. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > restrict or limit [verb (transitive)] thringc1250 restrain1384 bound1393 abounda1398 limita1398 pincha1450 pin?a1475 prescribec1485 define1513 coarcta1529 circumscribe1529 restrict1535 conclude1548 limitate1563 stint1567 chamber1568 contract1570 crampern1577 contain1578 finish1587 pound1589 confine1597 terminate1602 noosec1604 border1608 constrain1614 coarctate1624 butta1631 to fasten down1694 crimp1747 bourn1807 to box in1845 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > restrict or limit [verb (transitive)] thringc1250 circumscrivec1374 arta1382 bound1393 limita1398 restrainc1405 pincha1450 restringe1525 coarcta1529 circumscribe1529 restrict1535 conclude1548 narrow?1548 limitate1563 stint1567 chamber1568 contract1570 crampern1577 contain1578 finish1587 conscribe1588 pound1589 confine1597 border1608 circumcise1613 constrain1614 coarctate1624 butta1631 prescribe1688 pin1738 1563 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1888) I. 125 Gif we..limitatis and determinatis nocht the wisdom of God be our phantasie. 1569 Acts conc. Adversaries of Discipline in First & Second Bk. Discipline (1641) 4 My Lord Regents Grace ordaines the persons nominate..to convene the time of the next chekker, and define and limitate the jurisdiction of the Kirk. 1635 R. Baron in Funerals P. Forbes 2 Neither must we limitate the subject of this proposition to those who were dead before S. Iohn heard this voyce in Pathmos. 1655 J. Spencer Script. Mistaken 345 If Protestants notwitstanding the word, all, limitate it only to such as are arriued to the yeares of discretion,..why may not Roman Catholikes limit it to the Apostles? 1715 tr. Reasons Present Conduct of Sweden 10 Suppose the so much talk'd of Convention is affirm'd to include these Ports, is not the same limitated by a very positive Restriction in the 16th Article of this very Treaty? 1776 J. Fletcher Answer to Toplady's ‘Vindic. of Decrees’ 34 The question is not whether God can justly limitate the happiness of man. 1852 Jrnl. Senate Commonw. Pennsylvania 2 592 Two boats can be passed, side by side, through the Lehigh locks, which can only pass singly on the state works—limitating the capacity of the latter, as compared with the former. 1891 Western Mail 17 Dec. 5/6 The Government of England did all they could..in endeavouring to absorb them as a people, to limitate their language, and annihilate their nationality. 1916 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 14 Is there a likelihood or a possibility of your Government prohibiting or limitating the export of munitions? 1997 L. Metcalfe in New Challenges for Public Admin. in Twenty-First Cent. (IIAS) 78 Care has to be exercised in limitating business practice. Derivatives ˈlimitated adj. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > [adjective] narroweOE restraint1445 modifiedc1485 limitate1541 restricteda1550 strait-laced1549 scant1556 circumcised1561 contract1561 restrained1578 determinate1586 limited1590 restrict1597 strict1597 confined1605 determineda1616 limitary1620 prescript1645 modificated1646 circumscribed1647 conscribed1654 limitated1654 reserved1654 coarctated1655 straiteneda1665 unabsolute1694 stinted1710 bounded1711 contracted1711 cramped1741 special1815 municipal1856 fine-cut1894 stingy1927 society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > [adjective] > restricted or limited narroweOE restraint1445 modifiedc1485 limitate1541 restricteda1550 scant1556 contract1561 limited1590 confined1605 limitary1620 prescript1645 modificated1646 circumscribed1647 limitated1654 reserved1654 coarctated1655 unabsolute1694 bounded1711 contracted1711 cramped1741 crimped1828 stingy1927 1654 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Bentivoglio Compl. Hist. Warrs Flanders 457 A clause so general and so limitated, would be interpreted rather in favour of them. 1832 Q. Jrnl. Agric. 3 No. 17. 760 Leases of limitated duration, at fixed money rents, would supplant all the barbarous forms of tenures. 2002 W. R. Skach Cystic Fibrosis Methods & Protocols 27 With a limitated number of points..the data can be conveniently downloaded to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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