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delimit verb [ dɪˈlɪmɪt ]

• determine the limits or boundaries of.
• "agreements delimiting fishing zones"
Similar: determine, establish, set, fix, mark (out/off), demarcate, bound, define, delineate,
Origin: mid 19th century: from French délimiter, from Latin delimitare, from de- ‘down, completely’ + limitare (from limes, limit- ‘boundary, limit’).


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