Delimit - English meaning

ˌdiːˈlɪm.ɪt

Delimit – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Determine the limits or boundaries of.
Usage examples:
Agreements delimiting fishing zones
Synonims:
DetermineEstablishSetFixMark (out/off)DemarcateBoundDefineDelineate

verb
To mark or describe the limits of something
Usage examples:
Police powers are delimited by law.

Delimit translation into English

Delimit: translate from English into Chinese

划界, 划定, 限定, 定义

Delimit: translate from English into Dutch

Afbakenen, De grenzen vaststellen van

Delimit: translate from English into French

Délimiter, Tracer

Delimit: translate from English into German

Abgrenzen, Umgrenzen, Eingrenzen

Delimit: translate from English into Hindi

सीमा स्थिर करना, परिसीमित करना, हदबंदी करना, तक़सीम करना, हदबन्दी करना, सीमा निर्धारित करना, सीमांकित करना

Delimit: translate from English into Italian

Delimitare

Delimit: translate from English into Korean

구분하다, 범위를 정하다, 한계를 정하다, 경계를 정하다

Delimit: translate from English into Russian

Ограничивать, Определять границы, Размежевывать

Delimit: translate from English into Spanish

Delimitar, Dividir

Word origin

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

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Delimit – similar words

delimitation

ˌdiː.lɪm.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən

noun
The action of fixing the boundary or limits of something.
Usage examples:
The government is yet to pass legislation on delimitation of constituencies in the province

noun
The marking or describing of the limits of something
Usage examples:
The main focus was the delimitation of responsibilities between the police and the judiciary.

Delimitation - all meanings in English

Delimit synonims

bound

baʊnd

verb
Walk or run with leaping strides.
Usage examples:
Louis came bounding down the stairs

noun
A leaping movement towards or over something.
Usage examples:
I went up the steps in two effortless bounds

verb
Form the boundary of; enclose.
Usage examples:
The ground was bounded by a main road on one side and a meadow on the other

Bound - all meanings in English

define

dɪˈfaɪn

verb
State or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of.
Usage examples:
The contract will seek to define the client's obligations

verb
Show the form or outline of

verb
To describe the meaning of something, esp. a word, or to explain something more clearly so that it can be understood
Usage examples:
How would you define “jaded”?, the dark figures are sharply defined on the white background.

Define - all meanings in English

delineate

dɪˈlɪn.i.eɪt

verb
Describe or portray (something) precisely.
Usage examples:
The law should delineate and prohibit behaviour which is socially abhorrent

verb
Represented accurately or precisely

verb
To mark the border of something
Usage examples:
The boundary of the park is delineated by a row of trees., the constitution carefully delineates th…

Delineate - all meanings in English

demarcate

ˈdiː.mɑː.keɪt

verb
Set the boundaries or limits of.
Usage examples:
Plots of land demarcated by barbed wire

verb
To show the limits of something
Usage examples:
Parking spaces are demarcated by white lines., responsibilities within the department are clearly d…

Demarcate - all meanings in English

determine

dɪˈtɜː.mɪn

verb
Cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature.
Usage examples:
It will be her mental attitude that determines her future

verb
Find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry

verb
To control or influence directly; to decide
Usage examples:
[ t ] we should be allowed to determine our own future., [ t ] eye color is genetically determined.…

Determine - all meanings in English

establish

ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ

verb
Set up on a firm or permanent basis.
Usage examples:
The scheme was established in 1975

verb
Set up or found

verb
To start something that will last for a long time, or to create or set something in a particular way
Usage examples:
He helped to establish the university of california at berkeley., once we establish the price, we c…

Establish - all meanings in English

fix

fɪks

verb
Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.
Usage examples:
They had candles fixed to their helmets

noun
A difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself; a predicament.
Usage examples:
How on earth did you get into such a fix?

verb
Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

Fix - all meanings in English

set

verb
Put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position.
Usage examples:
Delaney set the mug of tea down

noun
A group or collection of things that belong together or resemble one another or are usually found together.
Usage examples:
A set of false teeth

verb
Variant spelling of sett.

Set - all meanings in English

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