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delimit

de·lim·it [ di límmit ] (past and past participle de·lim·it·ed, present participle de·lim·it·ing, 3rd person present singular de·lim·its) or de·lim·i·tate [ di límmə tàyt ] (past and past participle de·lim·i·tat·ed, present participle de·lim·i·tat·ing, 3rd person present singular de·lim·i·tates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
establish limits of: to set out or establish the limits or boundaries of something ( formal )

[Mid-19th century. Via French< Latin delimitare< limit- (see limit)]

de·lim·i·ta·tion [ di lìmmə táysh'n ] noun
de·lim·i·ta·tive [ di límmə tàytiv ] adjective
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