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

Such an order allows the army to demolish at any time structures located within the delimited area.

Israel Legalizes 'Outpost' Settlements |Emily L. Hauser |May 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
In this year Russia and England delimited their boundaries in the Pamirs.

The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) |John Holland Rose
From the earliest art to Cézanne, objects have been portrayed as if conceived in vacuo, with absolute and delimited contours.

Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning |Willard Huntington Wright
They had measured Greatness; greatness which is not to be delimited by the wanton outrages of man or the accidents of time.

Holbein |Beatrice Fortescue

How local areas may, in a scientific way, be delimited and isolated for purposes of study will appear in a later chapter.

Essentials of Economic Theory |John Bates Clark
Where British and French troops were operating together in a fighting zone, their respective responsibilities were delimited.

G. H. Q. |Frank Fox

delimit

/ (diːˈlɪmɪt) /

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

delimitation, noun delimitative, adjective