deslindar

/deslinˈdaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
deslindo
preterite (yo)
deslindé
past participle
deslindado

Meaning

  1. to delimit

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

acotar

deslindar specifically means to demarcate boundaries, often literal land boundaries or clarifying responsibilities; acotar means to mark boundaries or limit the scope of something, like narrowing down a topic.

delimitar

delimitar and deslindar are close synonyms for "to delimit, define boundaries," interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

delimitar

delimitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to delimit."

Practice

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