DEMARCATE


Meaning of DEMARCATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈmär-ˌkāt, ˈdē-ˌ ]

transitive verb

( -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 ˌdē-ˌmär-ˈkā-shən noun

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