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delimitate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-lim-i-tate
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To delimit, especially in the computing sense.

Etymology

From French délimiter, from Late Latin delimitare (“to mark out the limits”), from de- + limitare (“to limit, bound”); see limit.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: délimiter, delimitare

Inflected Forms

delimitates (present, singular) delimitating (participle, present) delimitated (participle, past) delimitated (past)

Derived Forms

delimitator undelimitated

Synonyms

demarcate delimit specify define delineate

Questions

What does delimitate mean?
To delimit, especially in the computing sense.
Where does delimitate come from?
It is traced to French.

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