| 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 | ||