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delimit vs limit

limit vs delimit

delimit is not a noun while limit is a noun.

delimit and limit both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
delimit No No Yes No
limit Yes No Yes No
As verbs, limit is a hypernym of delimit; that is, limit is a word with a broader meaning than delimit:
  • delimit: set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
  • limit: place limits on (extent or amount or access)
Other hypernyms of delimit include bound, confine, restrict, throttle, trammel.
delimit (noun) limit (noun)
the greatest possible degree of something
the boundary of a specific area
as far as something can go
the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
final or latest limiting point
delimit (verb) limit (verb)
set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something restrict or confine within limits
determine the essential quality of place limits on (extent or amount or access)
be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry decide upon or fix definitely
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