English Dictionary
Definition of “ambit”
ambit (ˈæmbɪt
)
Definitions
noun
- scope or extent
- limits, boundary, or circumference
Word Origin
C16: from Latin ambitus a going round, from ambīre to go round, from ambi- + īre to go
Synonyms
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limit,
edge,
border,
margin,
restriction,
boundary,
confine,
frontier,
restraint,
verge,
compass,
parameter,
perimeter,
extremity,
circumference,
circumscription,
Usage examples
She was sitting a little way off, beyond the trees, so as to remain in the full ambit of the still-burning sun.
Edward Docx, THE CALLIGRAPHER (2003)"They simply have to function within the ambit of existing laws.
India Today (1997)This broad phrase usually catches in the net any improper conduct that does not come within the ambit of more specific rules.
Globe and Mail (2003)Unlike them I could escape, for Anglicanism's well-meaning hegemony was confined to the ambit of the cathedral.
Times, Sunday Times (2005)An important part of its expansion of the boundaries of history has been the inclusion of culture within the historian's ambit.
Collins, Richard, Television - policy and culture (1990)
