demarcate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to determine or mark off the boundaries or limits of.
to demarcate a piece of property.
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to separate distinctly.
to demarcate the lots with fences.
verb
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to mark, fix, or draw the boundaries, limits, etc, of
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to separate or distinguish between (areas with unclear boundaries)
Other Word Forms
- demarcator noun
Etymology
Origin of demarcate
First recorded in 1810–20; back formation from demarcation
Example Sentences
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In the other months of the year, rainbow bunting and rainbow crosswalks still demarcate LGBTQ+ businesses and historic gayborhoods, creating a visual map of the queer world.
From Slate • Jun. 19, 2024
Like their Jedi namesake, Skywalker gibbons cannot swim, so rivers tend to demarcate their species boundaries.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024
The aid group tries to preserve sacred forests by working with communities to demarcate boundaries, raise awareness about cutting trees and teach people how to financially benefit through honey harvesting or snail farming.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2023
If the American-brokered effort now moves to an attempt to demarcate the Blue Line as a permanent international land border, both Israel and Lebanon will want to be in the best starting position.
From BBC • Jul. 28, 2023
Some thinkers have identified the two, while others regard Epistemology as a subdivision of logic; others demarcate their relative spheres by confining logic to the science of the laws of thought, i.e. to formal logic.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
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