# delimit

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪˈlɪmɪt/ · frequency rank #92,525

## Definitions
1. To mark or fix the limits of.

## Etymology
From French délimiter, from Late Latin dēlīmitō (“I mark out the limits”), from dē- + līmitō (“I limit, I bound”); see limit.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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