delimitate

[ dih-lim-i-teyt ]

verb (used with object)

, de·lim·i·tat·ed, de·lim·i·tat·ing.

1. delimit.

Other Words From

• de·lim·i·ta·tion [dih-lim-i-, tey, -sh, uh, n], noun
• de·lim·i·ta·tive noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of delimitate¹

First recorded in 1880–85; from Latin dēlīmitātus, past participle of dēlīmitāre; See delimit, -ate ¹

Related Words

• curb
• decrease
• define
• diminish
• hamper
• impede
• inhibit
• limit
• narrow
• reduce
• regulate
• restrain
• shorten