v.
Pronunciation: di- ' mär- ˌ k ā t, ' d ē - ˌ
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -cat · ed ; -cat · ing
Etymology: back-formation from demarcation, from Spanish demarcación, from demarcar to delimit, from de- + marcar to mark, probably from Italian marcare, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marha boundary ― more at MARK
Date: 1816
1 : DELIMIT
2 : to set apart : DISTINGUISH < demarcate teachers as mentor, master and model teachers based on their level of education ― Shanay Cadette>
– de · mar · ca · tion \ ˌ d ē - ˌ mär- ' k ā -sh ə n \ noun