delimit
verb /diːˈlɪmɪt/
/diːˈlɪmɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they delimit | /diːˈlɪmɪt/ /diːˈlɪmɪt/ |
| he / she / it delimits | /diːˈlɪmɪts/ /diːˈlɪmɪts/ |
| past simple delimited | /diːˈlɪmɪtɪd/ /diːˈlɪmɪtɪd/ |
| past participle delimited | /diːˈlɪmɪtɪd/ /diːˈlɪmɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form delimiting | /diːˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/ /diːˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/ |
- delimit something to decide what the limits of something areWord Originmid 19th cent.: from French délimiter, from Latin delimitare, from de- ‘down, completely’ + limitare (from limes, limit- ‘boundary, limit’).