delimit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To mark or fix the limits of.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈlɪmɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-delimit.wav

Word forms

delimit delimits delimiting delimited

Etymology

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

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