delimit

Meaning

To mark or fix the limits of.

Synonyms

demarcate
limit
B2
delimitate
define
C1
bound
B2
delineate
restrict
26k
subtend
fence off
fix
A2
mark off
specify
22k
confine
C2
localize
circumscribe
determine
B2
hamstring
44k
inhibit
40k
localise
mark
A2
mark out
measure
B2
narrow down
number
A1
🔢
pin down
punctuate
put an end to
quarantine
C1
separate
B1
set
A1
trace
B1

divide out

stop
A1
🛑

circumsciribe

contain
C1
border
B2
cap
B2

clamp down

compare
B2
concentrate
B2
cut off
definition
C1
delimitation
delineation
demarcation
divide
C1
encumber
establish
C1
face
A1
Translations

delimitar
delimitare
abgrenzen
délimiter
delimitar
delimitar

οροθετώ

acotar
determino

سنور پێدان

acotar
demarcare
borner
spécifier
begrenzen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈlɪmɪt/
Etymology

From French délimiter, from Late Latin dēlīmitō (“I mark out the limits”), from dē- + līmitō (“I limit, I bound”); see limit.

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