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demarcate

[ dih-mahr-keyt, dee-mahr-keyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, de·mar·cat·ed, de·mar·cat·ing.

to determine or mark off the boundaries or limits of:
to demarcate a piece of property.
to separate distinctly:
to demarcate the lots with fences.

demarcate

/ ˈdiːmɑːˌkeɪt /

First recorded in 1810–20; back formation from demarcation

We used Flor Fedora carpet tiles to demarcate the display areas, in place of heavy platforms.

Out at Hillside the stones that demarcate the territory of an old-fashioned house are new and snowily whitewashed.

General Liu and I proposed to demarcate south of the Taiping.

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