First Known Use: 1852
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delimit
verb de·lim·it \di-ˈli-mət, dē-\
: to officially set or state the limits of (something)
Full Definition of DELIMIT
transitive verb
: to fix or define the limits of
— de·lim·i·ta·tion \di-ˌli-mə-ˈtā-shən, ˌdē-\ noun
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Origin of DELIMIT
French délimiter, from Latin delimitare, from de- + limitare to limit, from limit-, limes boundary, limit
Related to DELIMIT
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- bound, circumscribe, define, limit, demarcate, demark, mark (off), terminate
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