delimiting
Marking the edges
Delimiting is setting or marking boundaries.
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The word emphasizes the act of establishing limits rather than the limits themselves: The treaty delimiting the border took years to negotiate.
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Outer edge or limit
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
perimeter · enclosure · threshold · frontier · fence · dividing · separation · interface
Dividing into segments
- partitioningDividing into sections
- segmentationDivision into sections
- subdividingSplitting into smaller units
- districtingDividing into administrative areas
zoning · marking · banding · redistricting · parceling · apportioning · chunking · breaking
Detailed technical requirement
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- delineationPrecise description or demarcation
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
description · nuance · elucidation · scope · parameters · criteria · constraints · stipulation
border
Outer edge or limit
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
barrier · perimeter · enclosure · threshold · frontier · fence · dividing · separation · interface · contour
sectioning
Dividing into segments
- partitioningDividing into sections
- segmentationDivision into sections
- subdividingSplitting into smaller units
districting · zoning · marking · banding · redistricting · parceling · apportioning · chunking · breaking · separating
specification
Detailed technical requirement
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- delineationPrecise description or demarcation
precision · description · nuance · elucidation · scope · parameters · criteria · constraints · stipulation · qualification
delimitingfreeing
Releasing from confinement
liberating · opening · releasing · unfettering · unshackling
delimitingblurring
Making less distinct
obscuring · confusing · muddying · obfuscating · smudging
delimitingexpanding
Growing in scope
broadening · extending · enlarging · widening · amplifying
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