delimit

verb

de·lim·it | \ di-ˈli-mət

, dē-\

delimited; delimiting; delimits

Definition of delimit

: to fix or define the limits of guidelines delimiting his responsibilities an area delimited by woods

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

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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, "Notes on Cancel Culture," 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, "Journalist and author Annie Lowrey wants you to understand that universal basic income isn’t crazy," 16 July 2018

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delimit

verb

formal : to officially set or state the limits of (something)