delimit
Meaning of delimit
verb
- determine the limits or boundaries of.
agreements delimiting fishing zones
mid 19th century: from French délimiter, from Latin delimitare, from de- ‘down, completely’ + limitare (from limes, limit- ‘boundary, limit’).
Information about delimit
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of delimit is: delimits.
- Languages in which delimit is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of delimit
de-limit
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- delimit is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
delimit synonyms
Meaning specify:
specify, define, delineate, delimitate
Meaning subtend:
Meaning demarcate:
Meaning cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature:
Meaning set up on a firm or permanent basis:
Meaning put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position:
Meaning fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position:
Meaning walk or run with leaping strides:
Translation of delimit
- French: limiter, délimiter, circonscrire, borner
- Italian: delimitare, circoscrivere
- German: abgrenzen
- Spanish: delimitar
- Portuguese: delimitar
Anagrams of delimit
Words that rhyme with delimit
dimit, bandlimit, kulimit, limit, overlimit, prelimit, relimit, sublimit, underlimit, perimit
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