DEMARCATE

demarcate, delimit, delimitate

(verb) set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something

demarcate

(verb) separate clearly, as if by boundaries

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

demarcate (third-person singular simple present demarcates, present participle demarcating, simple past and past participle demarcated)

To mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit.

To mark the difference between two causes of action; to distinguish.

Synonyms

• (to mark the limits or boundaries): demark, delimit, delineate

Anagrams

• camerated, macerated

Source: Wiktionary


De*mar"cate, v. t. Etym: [See Demarcation.]

Definition: To mark by bounds; to set the limits of; to separate; to discriminate. Wilkinson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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