delimit

verb

de·lim·it di-ˈli-mət How to pronounce delimit (audio)

dē-

delimited; delimiting; delimits

transitive verb

: to fix or define the limits of

guidelines delimiting his responsibilities

an area delimited by woods

delimitation

di-ˌli-mə-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce delimit (audio)

dē-

noun

Synonyms

bound
circumscribe
define
demarcate
demark
limit
mark (off)
terminate

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Strict guidelines delimit his responsibilities. the highway delimits the eastern edge of the downtown area

Recent Examples on the Web That gave him a way to think about the past, and also a style—history as a battle of opposites, in which the result of each skirmish shapes and delimits the possibilities for the future.

Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2020 Despite technological advances, biology and medicine still lack a coherent and principled understanding of what precisely defines birth and death—the two bookends that delimit life.

Christof Koch, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2019 Still, there were failures and compromises both in how authorities delimited the scope of the inquiries and in how South Africa’s post-apartheid government enacted the commission’s eventual recommendations.

Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 1 July 2019 The government doesn’t have very many measures to help in a situation like that, because unemployment insurance is time-delimited.

Recode Staff, Recode, 16 July 2018

Word History

Etymology

French délimiter, from Latin delimitare, from de- + limitare to limit, from limit-, limes boundary, limit

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

单词	delimiting
释义	delimit verb de·lim·it di-ˈli-mət dē- delimited; delimiting; delimits transitive verb : to fix or define the limits of guidelines delimiting his responsibilities an area delimited by woods delimitation di-ˌli-mə-ˈtā-shən dē- noun Synonyms bound circumscribe define demarcate demark limit mark (off) terminate See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Strict guidelines delimit his responsibilities. the highway delimits the eastern edge of the downtown area Recent Examples on the Web That gave him a way to think about the past, and also a style—history as a battle of opposites, in which the result of each skirmish shapes and delimits the possibilities for the future. Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2020 Despite technological advances, biology and medicine still lack a coherent and principled understanding of what precisely defines birth and death—the two bookends that delimit life. Christof Koch, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2019 Still, there were failures and compromises both in how authorities delimited the scope of the inquiries and in how South Africa’s post-apartheid government enacted the commission’s eventual recommendations. Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 1 July 2019 The government doesn’t have very many measures to help in a situation like that, because unemployment insurance is time-delimited. Recode Staff, Recode, 16 July 2018 Word History Etymology French délimiter, from Latin delimitare, from de- + limitare to limit, from limit-, limes boundary, limit First Known Use 1852, in the meaning defined above delimiting verb present participle of delimit as in defining to mark the limits of the highway delimits the eastern edge of the downtown area Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance defining demarcating limiting circumscribing bounding demarking describing terminating governing controlling delineating determining marking (off)
随便看	tortonis tortrices tortricid Tortricidae tortricidaes tortricids tortrix tortrixes torts Tortuga Tortulaceae tortuosities tortuosity tortuous tortuouser tortuousest tortuouslier tortuousliest tortuously tortuousness tortuousnesses tortuousser tortuoussest torturable torture