mark out

mark out
verb
set boundaries to and delimit
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mark out the territory

Syn: ↑mark off
Hypernyms:
restrict, ↑restrain, ↑trammel, ↑limit, ↑bound, ↑confine, ↑throttle
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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mark out [phrasal verb]
1 mark (something) out or mark out (something) : to draw lines around (something) so that it can be clearly seen

He marked out his mining claim.

2 mark (something) out or mark out (something) : to plan the details of (a course of action)

She talked about the course the European Union has marked out [=mapped out] for itself.

3 mark (someone or something) out or mark out (someone or something) chiefly Brit : to show that (someone or something) is special or different in some way

Her very first book marked her out as a great poet. [=showed that she was a great poet]

She was marked out [=destined, marked] for greatness.

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  • To mark out — Mark Mark (m[aum]rk), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marked} (m[aum]rkt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Marking}.] [OE. marken, merken, AS. mearcian, from mearc. See {Mark} the sign.] 1. To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mark out — restrict; indicate; separate, make a distinction between …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Mark — (m[aum]rk), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marked} (m[aum]rkt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Marking}.] [OE. marken, merken, AS. mearcian, from mearc. See {Mark} the sign.] 1. To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mark — mark1 [märk] n. [ME < OE mearc, orig., boundary, hence boundary sign, hence sign, akin to Ger mark, boundary, boundary mark, marke, a token, mark < Gmc * marka < IE base * mereĝ , edge, boundary > L margo, MARGIN, OIr mruig,… …   English World dictionary

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