delimit

[ dih-lim-it ]

/ dɪˈlɪm ɪt /

to fix or mark the limits or boundaries of; demarcate: A ravine delimited the property on the north.

Origin of delimit

1850–55; < French délimiter < Latin dēlīmitāre, equivalent to dē- de- + līmitāre to limit

Is it not precisely those qualities which no sublunar systems of computing time can affect or delimit?

The Book-Collector |William Carew Hazlitt
You are under a misapprehension in supposing that Mr. Chamberlain has undertaken to delimit the Afghan frontier.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93. September 17, 1887 |Various
Accordingly commissioners were appointed on both sides to determine and delimit the boundary as drawn by the treaty of 1846.

The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume II (of 2) |Hazard Stevens
Her female nature was supposed to delimit her life satisfactorily, and her human stature was completely ignored.

Our Androcentric Culture, or The Man Made World |Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Other times have already been used to describe, define, and delimit this (brief) time.

Essays in Experimental Logic |John Dewey

delimit

/ (diːˈlɪmɪt) /

(tr) to mark or prescribe the limits or boundaries of; demarcate

delimitation, noun delimitative, adjective