delimitar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- circumscribe verb To draw a line all the way around something.
- demarcate verb To show clearly where the edge or boundary of something lies.
Senses
delimitar is used for these senses in English:
- circumscribe To limit narrowly; to restrict.
- delimit (transitive, literal, figurative) To mark or fix the limits of.
- demarcate To mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit.
circumscribe — full definition
- verb To draw a line all the way around something.
- verb To keep something within strict limits.
- verb To draw the smallest possible circle or sphere around a shape so that the shape fits exactly inside it.
demarcate — full definition
- verb To show clearly where the edge or boundary of something lies.
- verb To indicate the boundary between two causes of action; that is, to distinguish them.
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