Meanings
present singular third person delimitates · participle present delimitating · participle past delimitated · past delimitated
- To delimit, especially in the computing sense.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbdetermine the essential quality of
verbset, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Late Latindelimitare“to mark out the limits”
- Frenchdélimiter
- Englishdelimitate
From French délimiter, from Late Latin delimitare (“to mark out the limits”), from de- + limitare (“to limit, bound”); see limit.
More words from French, Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
delimitate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delimitate
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