demarcate
[ dih-mahr-keyt, dee-mahr-keyt ]
/ dɪˈmɑr keɪt, ˈdi mɑrˌkeɪt /
verb (used with object), de·mar·cat·ed, de·mar·cat·ing.
to determine or mark off the boundaries or limits of: to demarcate a piece of property.
to separate distinctly: to demarcate the lots with fences.
Nearby words
demand-pull inflation, demand-side, demandant, demanding, demantoid, demarcate, demarcation, demarcative, demark, demarket, demarketing
Origin of demarcate
First recorded in 1810–20; back formation from demarcation
Related forms
de·mar·ca·tor, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for demarcate
We used Flor Fedora carpet tiles to demarcate the display areas, in place of heavy platforms.
Out at Hillside the stones that demarcate the territory of an old-fashioned house are new and snowily whitewashed.
Pipefuls|Christopher MorleyGeneral Liu and I proposed to demarcate south of the Taiping.
A Civil Servant in Burma|Herbert Thirkel White
British Dictionary definitions for demarcate
demarcate
/ (ˈdiːmɑːˌkeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to mark, fix, or draw the boundaries, limits, etc, of
to separate or distinguish between (areas with unclear boundaries)
Derived Forms
demarcator, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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