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delimitate

[dih-lim-i-teyt] / dɪˈlɪm ɪˌteɪt /
VERB
bound
Synonyms
STRONGEST
encircle hem in
STRONG
circumscribe confine define delimit demarcate determine enclose limit mark measure restrain restrict surround terminate
WEAK
mark out
Antonyms
STRONG
begin free let go liberate open release start
WEAK
allow permit unbind unrestrict
VERB
delimit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
demarcate
STRONG
bound define determine limit mark measure specify
Antonyms
STRONG
let go
VERB
limit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bar curb define hinder inhibit lessen narrow reduce set specify
STRONG
appoint assign bound cap check circumscribe constrict contract cork cramp delimit demarcate fix prescribe ration restrain
WEAK
bottle up draw the line hem in keep the lid on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid allow assist encourage expand extend help increase permit raise strengthen
STRONG
free let go liberate open release
WEAK
unbound
VERB
restrict
Synonyms
STRONGEST
curb decrease define diminish hamper impede inhibit limit narrow reduce regulate restrain shorten
STRONG
bind bound chain check circumscribe constrict contain contract cramp delimit demarcate encircle enclose inclose moderate modify qualify shrink surround temper tether tie
WEAK
bottle up come down on cool down demark hang up hem in hold back hold down keep within bounds keep within limits pin down prelimit put away put on ice send up shut in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid allow assist develop encourage enlarge expand extend free grow help increase lengthen raise
STRONG
let go liberate loose loosen open permit release stretch unbind unfasten unloose untie

Example Sentences

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It needed more than four centuries to establish and to delimitate the New Testament.

From Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History by Sabatier, Auguste

But since the function of words is to delimitate, one defeats the purpose of language by stretching the meaning of a word until it has lost all precision and unity of meaning.

From The Psychological Origin and the Nature of Religion by Leuba, James H. (James Henry)

Now we must get to closer quarters, and show how it enables us to delimitate the exact position comedy occupies among all the other arts.

From Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic by Brereton, Cloudesley Shovell Henry

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.