delimit
delimit · delimits · delimited · delimiting
разграничивать, размежёвывать
eingrenzen, begrenzen
To mark or fix the limits ofTo mark or fix the limits of.
/dɪˈlɪmɪt/
Meaning
1 senses(figuratively)To mark or fix the limits of.
Near-synonyms: (literal) demarcate; (figurative) limit, constrain
Data items in the computer file were delimited by commas.
eingrenzen, begrenzen
разграни́чиватьrazgraníčivatʹ, размежёвыватьrazmežóvyvatʹ
set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to mark or fix the limits of:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to mark or fix the limits of:
to demarcate:
Origin
From French délimiter, from Late Latin dēlīmitō (“to mark out the limits”), from dē- + līmFrom French délimiter, from Late Latin dēlīmitō (“to mark out the limits”), from dē- + līmitō (“to limit, to bound”); see limit.
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Forms
delimits, delimiting, delimited, delimitedSynonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something:demarcatedelimitate
- be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry:subtend
- determine the essential quality of:specifydefinedelineatedelimitate
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle