delineate
verb/dɪˈlɪniˌeɪt/
Frequency rank: #19,137 most common English word
Meaning
to describe or indicate something precisely; to mark out the outline or limits of something.
Example sentence
The report clearly tries to delineate the boundaries between each department's responsibilities.
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