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delimit

/dɪˈlɪmɪt/

Rhymes with -ɪmɪt

Where it comes from

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

verb delimits · delimiting · delimited

figuratively, transitive To mark or fix the limits of. Near-synonyms: (literal) demarcate; (figurative) limit, constrain
Similar: demarcate, limit, constrain

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verb to mark or fix the limits of

Español	delimitar
Português	delimitar
Français	délimiter
Deutsch	eingrenzen
Italiano	delimitare, demarcare, fissare
Ελληνικά	οριοθετώ oriothetó, οροθετώ orothetó
Русский	разграни́чивать razgraníčivatʹ, размежёвывать razmežóvyvatʹ

verb to demarcate

Español	delimitar, demarcar
Português	deliminar, demarcar
Français	délimiter
Deutsch	begrenzen
Română	delimita

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@misc{delimit_2026,
  title = {delimit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/delimit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}