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demark

[dih-mahrk]
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verb (used with object)
  1. demarcate.
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Origin of demark

First recorded in 1825–35; de- + mark1
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Related Words

inhibit, narrow, decrease, shorten, reduce, restrain, impede, diminish, curb, regulate, hamper, define, cramp, chain, bound, enclose, surround, circumscribe, tether, check

Examples from the Web for demarked

Historical Examples

  • Hill crests, set off with flashes running back and forth, demarked infantry lines of the Browns assisting the automatics.

    The Last Shot

    Frederick Palmer

Word Origin and History for demarked

demark

v.

1650s, abstracted from demarcation and altered by influence of mark (v.).

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