delimit v. + Add to list de·lim·it SynonymsEtymology Synonyms definedelimitatedelineatedemarcatespecifysubtendOriginLA-LATdēlīmitō→FRAdélimiter→ENdelimit From French délimiter, from Late Latin dēlīmitō (“I mark out the limits”), from dē- + līmitō (“I limit, I bound”); see limit.