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Added 9 October 2026

delimitate

verb

Latin root: delimitare Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about delimitate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Determine the essential quality of.
Set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something.

Origin

From French délimiter, from Late Latin delimitare (“to mark out the limits”), from de- + limitare (“to limit, bound”); see limit.

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