delimit meaning

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delimit (verb): determine the essential quality of.

delimit has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

delimit as a verb

  1. determine the essential quality of

    Synonyms: specify, define, delineate, delimitate

    Type of: be

    Kinds: determine, redefine

  2. be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry

    Synonyms: subtend

    Type of: be

  3. set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something

    Synonyms: demarcate, delimitate

    Type of: restrict

    Related forms: delimitation

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in IT · 7-letter words

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