delimitverb [ T ]
uk/ˌdiːˈlɪm.ɪt/us/ˌdiːˈlɪm.ɪt/formalto mark or describe the limits of something:
Police powers are delimited by law.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Limiting and restricting
- box sb in
- chain
- circumscribe
- clamp down on sth
- clampdown
- curb
- curtail
- damage limitation
- debilitate
- delimitation
- hamstring
- hedge
- infringe
- muzzle
- non-proliferation
- qualification
- ration
- rationing
- restrain
- stabilizer
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