limitateadj.
/ˈlɪmᵻtət/, U.S. /ˈlɪmədət/, Scottish English /ˈlɪmᵻtət/ Chiefly Scottish in early use.† 1. = limited adj. and n. Obsolete.Sometimes used as a past participle.
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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. † a. Of land: marked off by limits or boundaries. Obsolete. rare.
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.
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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.
/ˈlɪmᵻteɪt/, U.S. /ˈlɪməˌteɪt/, Scottish English /ˈlɪmᵻtet/ Originally Scottish.
transitive. To set limits to (something); to limit.
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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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