'to limit Sth' or 'delimit Sth'?

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Mehrgan

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Hi,
May I know the difference between the two please? (Aprt from the register, would either suggest anything the other wouldn't?)
 
To delimit is to mark the boundaries. To limit is to require something to stay within the boundaries.
 
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