English verb: delimit | |||
1. | delimit (stative) determine the essential quality of | ||
Synonyms | define, delimitate, delineate, specify | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | determine, redefine | ||
2. | delimit (stative) be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry | ||
Synonyms | subtend | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
3. | delimit (cognition) set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something | ||
Synonyms | delimitate, demarcate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | circumscribe, confine, limit | ||