delimitate

English Thesaurus

1. set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something (verb.cognition)

hypernym	:	circumscribe, confine, limit,
definition	:	restrict or confine, (verb.change)

2. determine the essential quality of (verb.stative)

hypernym	:	be,
definition	:	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative)

hyponym	:	determine,
definition	:	fix in scope; fix the boundaries of (verb.cognition)

hyponym	:	redefine,
definition	:	give a new or different definition to (verb.stative)

3. set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	border, borderline, boundary line, delimitation, mete,
definition	:	a line that indicates a boundary (noun.location)

derivation	:	demarcation, demarcation line, limit,
definition	:	the boundary of a specific area (noun.location)

4. determine the essential quality of (verb.stative)

derivation	:	characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting,
definition	:	a graphic or vivid verbal description (noun.communication)

5. set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	border, borderline, boundary line, delimitation, mete,
definition	:	a line that indicates a boundary (noun.location)

derivation	:	demarcation, demarcation line, limit,
definition	:	the boundary of a specific area (noun.location)

6. determine the essential quality of (verb.stative)

derivation	:	characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting,
definition	:	a graphic or vivid verbal description (noun.communication)