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boundarying

boundarying noun: the creation of a boundary.

Noun

boundarying (uncountable)

  1. The creation of a boundary.
    • The method of boundarying is the method which brings system energy across the boundaries into being and into role by systematically and sequentially reducing defenses and symptoms thus increasing the permeability […]2000, Yvonne M. Agazarian, Susan Gantt, Autobiography of a Theory, page 244
    Synonyms:
    bounding

Synonyms of boundarying

Origin of boundarying

From boundary + -ing.

Questions about boundarying

What does boundarying mean?
Boundarying means the creation of a boundary.
What part of speech is boundarying?
Boundarying is a noun.

Words near boundarying in the dictionary

  1. boundary umpire
  2. boundary umpires
  3. Boundary Waters
  4. boundary-rider
  5. boundary-riders
  6. boundarying
  7. boundaryless
  8. boundarylessness
  9. boundation
  10. boundations
  11. bounde

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