Delimit

//dɪˈlɪmɪt// verb

verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To mark or fix the limits of. figuratively, transitive

    "Near-synonyms: (literal) demarcate; (figurative) limit, constrain"

  2. 2
    set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something wordnet
  3. 3
    determine the essential quality of wordnet
  4. 4
    be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry wordnet

Synonyms

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demarcatedemarcatespecify;barblaze

Example

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"In the game of Go, the stones are motionless; they remain in their positions like sentries defending the territory that they help to delimit."

Etymology

From French délimiter, from Late Latin dēlīmitō (“I mark out the limits”), from dē- + līmitō (“I limit, I bound”); see limit.

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