[syn: demarcate, delimit, delimitate]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Delimit \De*lim"it\, v. t. [L. delimitare: cf. F. d['e]limiter.]
To fix the limits of; to demarcate; to bound.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
delimit
v 1: determine the essential quality of [syn: specify,
define, delineate, delimit, delimitate]
2: be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry [syn:
subtend, delimit]
3: set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something [syn:
demarcate, delimit, delimitate]