delimit
/dɪˈlɪmɪt
/verb (delimits, delimiting, delimited) [with object]
Determine the limits or boundaries of: agreements delimiting fishing zones...
- In the space of regulation, boundaries are delimited and linear.
- There is need to delimit the boundary of the Indus drainage basin on its south-eastern side to determine the area of the Basin falling in Haryana and Rajasthan.
- In doing so, she delineates the political and cultural anxieties these authors exhibited in delimiting boundaries of the individual and the nation as a means of preserving health.
Synonyms
determine, establish, set, fix, mark (out/off), demarcate, bound, define, delineate
Derivatives
delimitation
/ noun ...- It also offers potential for land titling, delimitation, and demarcation purposes.
- The report suggests that the number of seats in these two categories could be increased, and the existing delimitations of the functional constituency seats may be changed.
- In whatever way you phrase it, ‘difference’ will always propose delimitations and boundaries.
delimiter
- No longer does the English commentary injected into a program have to be hidden in comment delimiters at the top of the file, or under procedure headings, or at the end of lines.
- I had some problems with the install, which turned out to be nothing more than a stupid little delimiter in the configuration file that I didn't need.
- However, the actual usable number of characters that can be entered is 48, since the delimiters must be accounted for in the total.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from French délimiter, from Latin delimitare, from de- 'down, completely' + limitare (from limes, limit- 'boundary, limit').