delimit

Verb
Synonyms: specifydefinedelineatedelimitatesubtenddemarcate

Open English WordNet

Verb (3)

  1. determine the essential quality ofSynonyms: specifydefinedelineatedelimitateMore general determine, findMore specific determine, redefine
  2. be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometrySynonyms: subtendMore general oppose, counterbalance
  3. set, mark, or draw the boundaries of somethingSynonyms: demarcatedelimitateMore general restrict, trammel

Related words delineation noun, delimitation noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

De·lim′it transitive verb

Origin: L. delimitare: cf. F. délimiter.

To fix the limits of; to demarcate; to bound.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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