Dictionary

delimit en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈlɪmɪt/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (figuratively, qualifier:literal, transitive) To mark or fix the limits of.
   • Data items in the computer file were delimited by commas.
   • The possibilities for new automotive features are vast but are practically delimited by costs of development and manufacturing.
   • The square brackets delimit the list, and individual elements are separated by commas.ᵂᴮ
   • Near-synonyms: (literal) demarcate; (figurative) limit, constrain

Forms

Deriveds

delimitative

Relateds

limitation · unlimit · delimiter · delimitation · limit

Synonyms

constrain · limit · demarcate

Translations (33)

gl demarcar (to mark or fix the limits of) · da afgrænse (to mark or fix the limits of) · de begrenzen (to demarcate) · pl rozgraniczyć (to mark or fix the limits of) · ga teorannaigh (to mark or fix the limits of) · bg разграничавам (to demarcate) · gl estremar (to mark or fix the limits of) · fr délimiter (to demarcate) · pl rozgraniczyć (to demarcate) · gl derregar (to mark or fix the limits of) · pl rozgraniczać (to demarcate) · pt demarcar (to demarcate) · bg определям граница (to mark or fix the limits of) · es demarcar (to demarcate) · es delimitar (to demarcate) · pl rozgraniczać (to mark or fix the limits of) · ro delimita (to demarcate) · bg разделям (to demarcate) · ru разграни́чивать (to mark or fix the limits of) · fi rajata (to demarcate) · pt delimitar (to mark or fix the limits of) · fi rajata (to mark or fix the limits of) · es delimitar (to mark or fix the limits of) · ru размежёвывать (to mark or fix the limits of) · pt deliminar (to demarcate) · fr délimiter (to mark or fix the limits of) · it demarcare (to mark or fix the limits of) · it fissare (to mark or fix the limits of) · ckb سنور پێدان (to mark or fix the limits of) · el οριοθετώ (to mark or fix the limits of) · it delimitare (to mark or fix the limits of) · el οροθετώ (to mark or fix the limits of) · de eingrenzen (to mark or fix the limits of)