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delimit

verb

di-ˈli-mət

Definition of delimit

as in to define

to mark the limits of the highway delimits the eastern edge of the downtown area

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Recent Examples of delimit In addition to the dispute over the Senkaku Islands, Japan has accused China of continuing to construct structures for oil and gas development in the East China Sea, where the two countries have yet to delimit their 230-mile-wide exclusive economic zones (EEZs). — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025 The search was reinforced in the area delimited by the previous flights. — Escher Walcott, People.com, 3 May 2025 Master the art of delimiting information Separating information properly affects your results significantly. — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 Infatuation opens his characters to, and delimits the extent of their participation in, the world. — Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for delimit

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define

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Get timely insight into the cases, rulings, and constitutional questions defining America’s legal landscape.

— Washington Examiner, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2026
The postwar model of a large welfare and regulatory state, run by a class of civil servants charged with modernizing the economy, tempering market forces and defining the common good, has run its course.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

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