delimit

Definition

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.

Example Sentences

• "Near-synonyms: (literal) demarcate; (figurative) limit, constrain"
• "Data items in the computer file were delimited by commas."
• "The square brackets delimit the list, and individual elements are separated by commas.ᵂᴮ"

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