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delimit

[ dih-lim-it ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to fix or mark the limits or boundaries of; demarcate:

    A ravine delimited the property on the north.



delimit

/ »å¾±Ëˈ±ôɪ³¾Éª³Ù /

verb

  1. tr to mark or prescribe the limits or boundaries of; demarcate
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Derived Forms

  • »å±ðˈ±ô¾±³¾¾±³Ù²¹³Ù¾±±¹±ð, adjective
  • »å±ðËŒ±ô¾±³¾¾±Ëˆ³Ù²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of delimit1

1850–55; < French »åé±ô¾±³¾¾±³Ù±ð°ù < Latin »åŧ±ôÄ«³¾¾±³ÙÄå°ù±ð, equivalent to »åŧ- de- + ±ôÄ«³¾¾±³ÙÄå°ù±ð to limit
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The phenomenon in which an initial antibody response to a virus dominates and delimits the response to later strains of the same virus is called "immunological imprinting," or "original antigenic sin."

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He rebutted Maduro’s description of oil concessions granted by Guyana as being “in a maritime area yet to be delimited.â€

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One can see this playing out today in the rules for citizenship, voting and other mechanisms that serve to define and delimit participation in democratic politics.

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One task will be delimiting the ocean, which some researchers think could exist in multiple layers, separated by high-pressure species of ice.

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It’s a funny line, but it’s also as if he has delimited the four-year age window within which his situation will cease to be amusing.

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