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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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