delimit

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: de=lim=it

OXFORD DICTIONARY

delimit, v.tr. (delimited, delimiting)
1 determine the limits of.
2 fix the territorial boundary of.

Derivative

delimitation n.

Etymology

F d{eacute}limiter f. L delimitare (as DE-, limitare f. limes -itis boundary)

THESAURUS

delimit

bar, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch, bound, brand, chalk, chalk up, check, check off, cicatrize, circle in, circumscribe, confine, dapple, dash, decide, define, delimitate, demarcate, determine, discolor, dot, enclose, engrave, fix, fleck, freckle, gash, hatch, impress, imprint, lay off, limit, line, make a mark, mark, mark boundaries, mark off, mark out, mark the periphery, measure, mottle, nick, notch, pencil, pepper, point, prick, print, punch, punctuate, puncture, restrict, riddle, rope off, scar, scarify, score, scotch, scratch, seal, seam, set the limit, specify, speck, speckle, splotch, spot, stain, stake out, stamp, stigmatize, streak, striate, stripe, surround, tattoo, tick, tick off, trace, underline, underscore