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[ dih-lim-it ] / dɪˈlɪm ɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR delimit ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to fix or mark the limits or boundaries of; demarcate: A ravine delimited the property on the north. Origin of delimit1850–55; <French délimiter<Latin dēlīmitāre, equivalent to dē-de- + līmitāre to limit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for delimitSuch an order allows the army to demolish at any time structures located within the delimited area. Israel Legalizes 'Outpost' Settlements|Emily L. Hauser|May 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST In this year Russia and England delimited their boundaries in the Pamirs. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)|John Holland Rose From the earliest art to Cézanne, objects have been portrayed as if conceived in vacuo, with absolute and delimited contours. Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning|Willard Huntington Wright They had measured Greatness; greatness which is not to be delimited by the wanton outrages of man or the accidents of time. Holbein|Beatrice Fortescue
How local areas may, in a scientific way, be delimited and isolated for purposes of study will appear in a later chapter. Essentials of Economic Theory|John Bates Clark Where British and French troops were operating together in a fighting zone, their respective responsibilities were delimited.
British Dictionary definitions for delimit
verb(tr) to mark or prescribe the limits or boundaries of; demarcate Derived forms of delimitdelimitation, noundelimitative, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to delimitdemarcate, bound, mark, limit, determine, measure, specify, define, delimitate |