demark

See also: Demark

English

Etymology

From French démarquer, from New Latin *demarcō (“to mark off, set the bounds of, bound”), from Latin dē- (“off”) + Medieval Latin marcō (“to mark”), from marca (“bound, mark, march”). By surface analysis, de- +‎ mark. See mark, march.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diːˈmɑɹk/

Verb

demark (third-person singular simple present demarks, present participle demarking, simple past and past participle demarked)

1. (transitive) To demarcate.
   • 1981 April 11, David Foushee, “What It Meant To Be Alice James”, in Gay Community News, page 12:

     The book's three sections: "An Accidental Childhood," "A Feminine Age," and "The Wider Sphere Of Reference" — demark the familial, social and personal landscapes which Strouse carefully maps out.

Related terms

• demarcate
• demarcation

Further reading

• “demark”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• marked, markèd