delimit
(verb)
verb
1. determine the essential quality of
Similar word(s): define, delimitate, delineate, specify
Definition categories: stative, be
2. be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
Similar word(s): subtend
Definition categories: stative, be
3. set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
Similar word(s): delimitate, demarcate
Definition categories: cognition, bound, confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel
Sentences with delimit as a verb:
- Data items in the computer file were delimited by commas.
- The square brackets delimit the list, and individual elements are separated by commas.WB