Verb: demarcate 'dee,maa(r)'keyt or di'maa(r),keyt
- Separate clearly, as if by boundaries
"The researcher demarcated the different stages of child development";
- demark
- Set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
"The treaty demarcated the new borders between the countries";
- delimit, delimitate, demark
Derived forms: demarcated, demarcates, demarcating
Type of: bound, confine, differentiate, distinguish, limit, restrict, secern [rare], separate, severalise [Brit, rare], severalize [rare], tell apart, throttle, trammel
Encyclopedia: Demarcate