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- pronunciation:
- di
mar
keIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
demarcates, demarcating, demarcated |
definition 1: |
to determine or mark the boundaries of; delimit.
The surveyors will come next week to demarcate the property.The fence serves to demarcate the property line.- 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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