delimits

Meaning of delimits

verb, 3rd person present
  1. determine the limits or boundaries of.
    agreements delimiting fishing zones

mid 19th century: from French délimiter, from Latin delimitare, from de- ‘down, completely’ + limitare (from limes, limit- ‘boundary, limit’).

Information about delimits

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of delimits is: delimit.
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Hyphenation of delimits

de-lim-its

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • delimits is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

delimits synonyms

Meaning cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature:

determine

Meaning set up on a firm or permanent basis:

establish

Meaning put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position:

set

Meaning fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position:

fix

Meaning separate or distinguish from:

demarcate

Meaning walk or run with leaping strides:

bound

Meaning mark out the boundary or limits of:

define

Meaning indicate the exact position of (a border or boundary):

delineate

Anagrams of delimits

limiteds

Words that rhyme with delimits

resubmits, submits, admits, coadmits, preadmits, readmits, demits, emits, fremits, reemits, remits, bandlimits, limits, prelimits, sublimits, commits, dammits, immits, overcommits, recommits, semmits, summits, bevomits, intromits, omits, vomits, Thermits, hermits, intermits, permits, pretermits, thermits, unpermits, retransmits, smits, transmits, manumits

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