de|mar|cate

de|mar|cate
de|mar|cate «DEE mahr kayt, dih MAHR-», transitive verb, -cat|ed, -cat|ing.
1. to set and mark the limits of: »

Night after night, groups of infiltrators crossed a ditch which demarcates the armistice lines (Harper's).

2. Figurative. to separate; distinguish.
[back formation < demarcation]

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  • demarcate — de·mar·cate di mär .kāt, dē . vt, cat·ed; cat·ing 1) to mark or determine the limits of 2) to set apart clearly or distinctly as if by definite limits or boundaries de·mar·ca·tion also de·mar·ka·tion .dē .mär kā shən n …   Medical dictionary

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  • demarcate — de•mar•cate [[t]dɪˈmɑr keɪt, ˈdi mɑrˌkeɪt[/t]] v. t. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) to determine or mark off the boundaries of 2) to separate distinctly: to demarcate the lots with fences[/ex] • Etymology: 1810–20 de•mar′ca•tor, n …   From formal English to slang

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