Dictionary

demarcate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈmɑːkeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈdi.mɑɹˌkeɪt/ (General-American)
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• /ˈdiːmɑːˌkeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /dɪˈmɑɹˌkeɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

Back-formation from demarcation.

Meanings

1. To mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit.
   • But these words didn't follow the precepts of the metric system, the official standard for demarcating the universe into manageable, studyable chunks. 2023 January 10, Adam Rogers, “Move over, megatons”, in Business Insider, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023:
   • Small Committees of officials are frequently appointed in advance to consider the geographical, topographical, and ethnological evidence that is forthcoming, and to construct a tentative line for their respective Governments; this, after much debate, is embodied in a treaty, which provides for the appointment of Commissioners to demarcate the line upon the spot and submit it for ratification by the principals. 1907, George Curzon, Frontiers:
2. To mark the difference between two causes of action; to distinguish.

Forms

Deriveds

demarcator · nondemarcated · demarcative · redemarcate · demarcatable · undemarcated

Relateds

demarcation

Synonyms

delimit (to mark the limits or boundaries) · delineate (to mark the limits or boundaries) · demark (to mark the limits or boundaries)

Translations (30)

bg разграничавам (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · cs vymezit (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · pt demarcar (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · ca demarcar (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · pl rozgraniczać (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · sk ohraničiť (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · pl rozgraniczyć (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · is afmarka (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · sk vyznačiť (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · it demarcare (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · el οροθετώ (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · fr délimiter (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · el διαχωρίζω (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · gl estremar (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · ru разграни́чить (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · ro demarca (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · sk demarkovať (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · nl afbakenen (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · de abgrenzen (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · gl delindar (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · cs ohraničit (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · ru разграни́чивать (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · pt delimitar (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · gl derregar (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · sv avgränsa (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · cs vytyčit hranici (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · gl demarcar (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · ca delimitar (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · fi rajata (mark the limits or boundaries of something) · sk vytýčiť hranice (mark the limits or boundaries of something)