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delimit, v.|dɪˈlɪmɪt|
[a. F. délimit-er (1773 in Hatzf.), ad. L. dēlīmitāre to mark out as a boundary, f. de- I. 3 + līmitāre to bound, līmes, līmit-em boundary, limit.]
trans. To mark or determine the limits of; to define, as a limit or boundary.
1852Gladstone Glean. IV. v. 144 Other nations are to delimit for themselves the possessions and status of the clergy. 1885Times 10 Apr. 9 The question of delimiting the Russo-Afghan frontier. |