delimit

[ dih-lim-it ]

/ dɪˈlɪm ɪt /

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verb (used with object)

to fix or mark the limits or boundaries of; demarcate: A ravine delimited the property on the north.

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Origin of delimit

1850–55; <French délimiter<Latin dēlīmitāre, equivalent to dē-de- + līmitāre to limit

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How to use delimit in a sentence

Now in interest, the important delimiting quality is emotional tone.
Creative Intelligence|John Dewey, Addison W. Moore, Harold Chapman Brown, George H. Mead, Boyd H. Bode, Henry Waldgrave, Stuart James, Hayden Tufts, Horace M. Kallen
The Decision may involve certain deductions or inferences, either delimiting or amplifying its nature.
Sound Military Decision|U.s. Naval War College
This method of delimiting a meaning by calling out a certain attitude toward objects may be called denotative or indicative.
How We Think|John Dewey
She caught at the delimiting phrase, “nice girls,” and glanced up again.
The Readjustment|Will Irwin

Differences in metabolic adaptation, therefore, have played a role in delimiting climatic distribution of these species.
Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae|John N. Mugaas

British Dictionary definitions for delimit

delimit

delimitate

/ (diːˈlɪmɪt) /

verb

(tr) to mark or prescribe the limits or boundaries of; demarcate

Derived forms of delimit

delimitation, noundelimitative, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for delimit

delimitate

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