delimit

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/dɪˈlɪmɪt/

Definition of delimit

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (figuratively, transitive)To mark or fix the limits of.
    “Near-synonyms: (literal) demarcate; (figurative) limit, constrain”
    “Data items in the computer file were delimited by commas.”
    “The square brackets delimit the list, and individual elements are separated by commas.ᵂᴮ”
    “The possibilities for new automotive features are vast but are practically delimited by costs of development and manufacturing.”

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Etymology

From French délimiter, from Late Latin dēlīmitō (“to mark out the limits”), from dē- + līmitō (“to limit, to bound”); see limit.

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