SAT vocabulary
Delimit
to determine or state the precise boundaries or limits of something
Example
"The treaty sought to delimit the disputed maritime borders between the two coastal nations."
Etymology
From Latin 'delimitare', from 'de-' (completely) + 'limitare' (to bound, limit), from 'limes' (boundary).
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