verb
Meaning 1
To delimit, especially in the computing sense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
delimitate
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verb
Meaning 2
set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: demarcate, delimit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: limit, circumscribe, confine
verb
Meaning 3
determine the essential quality of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: specify, define, delineate, delimit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: be
Narrower terms: determine, redefine
History
Etymology
From French délimiter, from Late Latin delimitare (“to mark out the limits”), from de- + limitare (“to limit, bound”); see limit.