deliminate

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UK/dɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/

verb

To delimit.

OriginFrench délimiter ← Late Latin delimitare →
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Meanings

verbdeliminate (third-person singular simple present deliminates, present participle deliminating, simple past and past participle deliminated)

present singular third person deliminates · participle present deliminating · participle past deliminated · past deliminated

  1. computingTo delimit.

Origin

  1. Late Latindelimitare“to mark out the limits”
  2. Frenchdélimiter
  3. Englishdeliminate

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

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deliminate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deliminate.

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