noun

1. the point, line, or edge where something ends or must end; boundary or border beyond which something ceases to be or to be possible
2. bounds; boundary lines
3. the greatest number or amount allowed to catch the limit for a day of trout fishing
4. the maximum amount which may be bet, or by which a bet may be raised, at one time, as in poker
5. Math. a fixed quantity or value which a varying quantity is regarded as approaching indefinitely

Etymology: OFr limite < L limes (gen. limitis), border, frontier

transitive verb

Etymology: ME limiten < OFr limiter < L limitare