delimit

Word family  noun limit limitation delimitation adjective limited ≠ unlimited limiting limitless verb limit delimit

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++de·lim·it /dɪˈlɪmɪt/ verb [transitive] formal  LIMITto set or say exactly what the limits of something are 确定…的界线，界定，限定 —delimitation /dɪˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

delimit• The frozen hoar frost from the summer fog delimits annual ice bands in the core.• These lists are sorted in numerical order and delimited by square brackets.• The cuticle also exhibits localized areas of hardening which are sometimes delimited by sutures.• The Court assumed the Organisation's power to be delimited by the Charter without examining why this is so.• An early stage of refinement delimited each individual definition.• The field was delimited in a number of ways: 1.• Two open arrowheads delimit the putative binding region with the dystrophin-associated glycoproteins.• The fence delimits the state boundaries.• Once you have delimited the topic of your study, it is time to select your research strategy.

de·lim·it verbChineseSyllable  

to or Corpus exactly say what the set

delimit
de‧lim‧it /dɪˈlɪmət, dɪˈlɪmɪt/ verb [transitive] formalto set or say exactly what the limits of something are
—delimitation /dɪˌlɪməˈteɪʃən, dɪˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]

de·limitBrE /diˈlɪmɪt/ 🔊NAmE /diˈlɪmɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they delimit BrE /diˈlɪmɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /diˈlɪmɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it delimits BrE /diˈlɪmɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /diˈlɪmɪts/ 🔊past simple delimited BrE /diˈlɪmɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /diˈlɪmɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle delimited BrE /diˈlɪmɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /diˈlɪmɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form delimiting BrE /diˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /diˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (formal) to decide what the limits of sth are 定…的界限；限定；界定