Meaning of DELIMIT
| Pronunciation: | | di'limit
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- [v] set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
- [v] determine the essential quality of
- [v] be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
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| | Synonyms: | | define, delimitate, delimitate, delineate, demarcate, specify, subtend |
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| | See Also: | | be, circumscribe, confine, determine, limit, redefine | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \De*lim"it\, v. t. [L. delimitare: cf. F. d['e]limiter.]
To fix the limits of; to demarcate; to bound.
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