demarcate
verb (used with object)
to determine or mark off the boundaries or limits of.
has demarcated
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present perfectof demarcate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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To tackle this, President Juan Santos has demarcated more conservation areas and promised to use the army and work with former Farc combatants to protect forests.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 28, 2017
Although the government has demarcated a safe zone north of Mullaittivu, it's unclear how non-combatants might be able to reach the sanctuary.
From Time Magazine Archive
In sharpening men's lust for gold, it has demarcated our frontiers with a bitterness hitherto unknown.
From South Wind by Norman Douglas
