demarcate

English

Etymology

Back-formation of demarcation.

Verb

demarcate (third-person singular simple present demarcates, present participle demarcating, simple past and past participle demarcated)

1. to mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit
   • 1907, George Curzon, Frontiers:

     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.

2. to mark the difference between two causes of action; to distinguish

Synonyms

• (to mark the limits or boundaries): demark, delimit

Related terms

• demarcation

Translations

Translations

Bulgarian: разграничавам German: abgrenzen (de) Icelandic: afmarka (is)

Italian: demarcare (it) Portuguese: demarcar (pt), delimitar (pt)

External links

• demarcate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• demarcate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• macerated

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Italian

Verb form

demarcate

1. second-person plural present tense and imperative of demarcare