Demarcate
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transitive verb.
To set the boundaries of; delimit.
transitive verb.
To separate clearly as if by boundaries; distinguish.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To mark off from adjoining land or territory; set the limits or boundaries of.
To determine the relative limits of; separate or clearly discriminate.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To mark by bounds; to set the limits of; to separate; to discriminate.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
to mark the
limits
or
boundaries
of something; to
delimit
verb.
to mark the
difference
between two causes of action; to
distinguish
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb.
separate clearly, as if by boundaries
verb.
set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
Word Usage
"In PyrT 1.ix, I think we could even get away with assigning tulerase the meaning 'they brought' instead of 'demarcate'."
Etymologically Related
demarcation
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
circumscribe
confine
differentiate
distinguish
limit
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
analyze
be characteristic
blaze
blaze a trail
blemish
verb-form
demarcated
demarcates
demarcating