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de·mar·cate
 demarcate
- pronunciation:
- di
mar
keIt
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
demarcated, demarcates, demarcating |
| definition 1: |
to determine or mark the boundaries of; delimit.
- similar words:
- bound, circumscribe, define, limit, mark, stake
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| definition 2: |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries.
Religious rites of passage demarcate stages of life. |
| related words: |
blaze, differentiate, measure, restrain, restrict, survey, terminate |
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