delimit

To mark or fix the limits of.

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.

Synonyms

demarcate

limit

delimitate

define

bound

delineate

restrict

subtend

fence off

fix

mark off

specify

confine

localize

circumscribe

determine

hamstring

inhibit

localise

mark

mark out

measure

narrow down

number

🔢

pin down

punctuate

put an end to

quarantine

separate

set

trace

divide out

stop

🛑

circumsciribe

contain

border

cap

clamp down

compare

concentrate

cut off

definition

delimitation

delineation

demarcation

divide

encumber

establish

face

Translations

delimitar

delimitare

abgrenzen

délimiter

delimitar

delimitar

οροθετώ

acotar

determino

سنور پێدان

acotar

demarcare

borner

spécifier

begrenzen