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Variant of demarcate

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′)
demarcating Usage Examples

Object

  • space: Most often ornamentation is used for demarcating the three-dimensional space we are living in from the two-dimensional space of a painting or a picture.

Modifying Another Word

  • officially: In the past two decades there has been an attempt to give the indigenous some security by officially demarcating their traditional lands.