Synonyms for delimit

Most common

limit · define · specify · delineate · constrain · demarcate · subtend

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To mark or fix the limits of.

   Data items in the computer file were delimited by commas.

Forms

Past participle

delimited
e.g. delimited → defined, delineated, specified, limited…

Example sentences

• limit Brian intends to strictly limit the money he uses.
• define "Why can't you just be normal?" "Define 'normal'."
• specify Please specify profit after taxes, amortisation, etc.
• delineate In 2000, Saudi Arabia and Yemen agreed to delineate their border.
• constrain What human trespass would constrain thy power, O Zeus?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

limit²

6 letters

define²

7 letters

specify³, subtend

9 letters

constrain², delineate⁴, demarcate

10 letters

delimitate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (limit² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

délimiter

Italiano

delimitare

Deutsch

abgrenzen

Català

delimitar