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delimit

verbCommon GRE wordMore D words

to fix or mark the limits or boundaries of something

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Delimit in a sentence

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The treaty was meant to delimit the territories claimed by both nations.

Synonyms
demarcatedefinecircumscribebound
Antonyms
expandblurobscure
Common questions

Questions about “delimit

Delimit (verb) means to fix or mark the limits or boundaries of something
Here is delimit used in an example sentence: "The treaty was meant to delimit the territories claimed by both nations."
Common synonyms for delimit include demarcate, define, circumscribe, bound.
Antonyms of delimit include expand, blur, obscure.
Delimit is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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