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delimit

/ delimit /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
Type of:
limit circumscribe confine
Derived:
boundary line border borderline delimitation mete
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
determine the essential quality of
Type of:
be
Kinds of:
determine redefine
Derived:
word picture word-painting delineation depiction picture
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
39%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
2
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limit circumscribe confine be determine redefine