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adjective
- 1. having fixed boundaries or limits: "cava is made in a number of delimited regions in Spain"
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verb [ T ] formal uk / ˌdiːˈlɪm.ɪt / us / ˌdiːˈlɪm.ɪt / to mark or describe the limits of something: Police powers are delimited by law. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Limiting and restricting. anti-libertarian. armlock. boundary. box someone out. box someone/something in. cripplingly. crowd. curb. curtail.
noun. Synonyms. bound. circumscribe. define. demarcate. demark. limit. mark (off) terminate. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of delimit in a Sentence. Strict guidelines delimit his responsibilities. the highway delimits the eastern edge of the downtown area.
6 days ago · adjective. having the limits or boundaries established. “a delimited frontier through the disputed region”. synonyms: bounded. finite. bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent.
to mark or describe the limits of something: Police powers are delimited by law. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Limiting and restricting. anti-libertarian. armlock. boundary. box someone out. box someone/something in. cripplingly. crowd. curb. curtail. keep (herself) to herself idiom. limitation. limitative. limiting. suffocatingly.
verb [ T ] formal uk / ˌdiːˈlɪm.ɪt / us / ˌdiːˈlɪm.ɪt / to mark or describe the limits of something: Police powers are delimited by law. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Limiting and restricting. anti-libertarian. armlock. boundary. box someone out. box someone/something in. cripplingly. crowd. curb. curtail.
delimited - having the limits or boundaries established; "a delimited frontier through the disputed region"
When you set the boundaries of something, you delimit it. Suburban homeowners often delimit their property lines with tall privacy fences. You can literally delimit something, the way you might delimit the boundaries of your airplane seat by planting your elbow on the armrest.
Definition of 'delimit' Word Frequency. delimit. (dɪlɪmɪt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense delimits , present participle delimiting , past tense, past participle delimited. verb. If you delimit something, you fix or establish its limits. [formal] This is not meant to delimit what approaches social researchers can adopt. [VERB noun]
Delimit definition: to fix or mark the limits or boundaries of; demarcate. See examples of DELIMIT used in a sentence.
delimit meaning, definition, what is delimit: to set or say exactly what the limits of...: Learn more.
