verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To delimit, especially in the computing sense.
2. 2
   set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something wordnet
3. 3
   determine the essential quality of wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

barboundcircumscribeconfinedefinedelimit

Etymology

From French délimiter, from Late Latin delimitare (“to mark out the limits”), from de- + limitare (“to limit, bound”); see limit.

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