box off отделять перегородкой The police boxed off the area into smaller parts for better control. He keeps those two ideas boxed off from each other in his mind....
dilute 1. v. 2) обескровливать, выхолащивать (теорию, программу и т.п.) (with) The government's new law on wage and price control is diluted with exceptions....
devolve v. 1) передавать (полномочия, обязанности и т. п.) (on/upon) In many countries the government devolves some power on towns and cities to control their own affairs....