disterminate

1 of 2

transitive verb

obsolete

: to separate by forming a boundary

disterminate

2 of 2

adjective

obsolete

: marked off : separated

Word History

Etymology

Transitive verb

Latin disterminatus, past participle of disterminare, from dis- dis- entry 1 + terminare to bound, limit, terminate

Adjective

Latin disterminatus

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