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Definition of demarcate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

demarcate

verb
 
/ˈdiːmɑːkeɪt/
 
/ˈdiːmɑːrkeɪt/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they demarcate
 
/ˈdiːmɑːkeɪt/
 
/ˈdiːmɑːrkeɪt/
he / she / it demarcates
 
/ˈdiːmɑːkeɪts/
 
/ˈdiːmɑːrkeɪts/
past simple demarcated
 
/ˈdiːmɑːkeɪtɪd/
 
/ˈdiːmɑːrkeɪtɪd/
past participle demarcated
 
/ˈdiːmɑːkeɪtɪd/
 
/ˈdiːmɑːrkeɪtɪd/
-ing form demarcating
 
/ˈdiːmɑːkeɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˈdiːmɑːrkeɪtɪŋ/
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  1. demarcate something to mark or establish the limits of something
    • Plots of land have been demarcated by barbed wire.
    • The police demarcated the city into eighteen geographical divisions.
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: back-formation from demarcation.
See demarcate in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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