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demarcate definition

de·mar·cate (dē mär′kāt, di-, dē′mär kāt′)

transitive verb demarcated -·cated, demarcating -·cat·ing

  1. to set or mark the limits of; delimit
  2. to mark the difference between; distinguish; separate

Etymology: back-form. < demarcation

Also demark de·mark′ (-mark′)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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