demarcate meaning

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demarcate (verb): separate clearly, as if by boundaries.

demarcate has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

demarcate as a verb

  1. separate clearly, as if by boundaries

    Type of: distinguish

    Related forms: demarcation

  2. set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something

    Synonyms: delimit, delimitate

    Type of: restrict

    Related forms: demarcation

Scrabble score: 14 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in TE · 9-letter words

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