delimit

UK: /dɪˈlɪmɪt/ US: /dɪˈlɪmɪt/ ,(di lim′it)

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de•lim•it /dɪˈlɪmɪt/   v. [ ~ + obj]

1. to mark or establish the limits or boundaries of:
   to delimit the powers of the special UN task force in the region.

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de•lim•it  (di lim′it), v.t. 

1. to fix or mark the limits or boundaries of;
   demarcate:
   A ravine delimited the property on the north.

• Latin dēlīmitāre, equivalent. to dē- de- + līmitāre to limit
• French délimiter
• 1850–55

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delimit / diːˈlɪmɪt/, delimitate verb

1. (transitive) to mark or prescribe the limits or boundaries of; demarcate

deˌlimiˈtation noun

deˈlimitative adjective