Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To set the boundaries of; delimit.
- transitive verb To separate clearly as if by boundaries; distinguish.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To mark off from adjoining land or territory; set the limits or boundaries of.
- To determine the relative limits of; separate or clearly discriminate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To mark by bounds; to set the limits of; to separate; to discriminate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb to mark the
limits orboundaries of something; todelimit - verb to mark the
difference between two causes of action; todistinguish
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb separate clearly, as if by boundaries
- verb set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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In PyrT 1.ix, I think we could even get away with assigning tulerase the meaning 'they brought' instead of 'demarcate'.
Archive 2010-07-01 2010
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In PyrT 1.ix, I think we could even get away with assigning tulerase the meaning 'they brought' instead of 'demarcate'.
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Some of the games use string, to demarcate a penalty zone for putting too far, or bank notes that you try to stop the ball on.
Making Big Strides in Little Strokes John Paul Newport 2011
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�Now there are fears that this fragile peace could unravel, unless both sides make up for lost time by figuring out a way to share oil revenue, demarcate borders and prepare for a vote that's likely to split the country into two.
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To me the idea of ‘drawing a circle’ or ‘creating a circle’ around oneself is a way to invisibly demarcate their energetic field.
Hooping.org | Blog 2009
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But there is an even more dramatic way to move forward on the peace process, while at the same time marginalizing Iran: demarcate the future borders of the state of Palestine.
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�Now there are fears that this fragile peace could unravel, unless both sides make up for lost time by figuring out a way to share oil revenue, demarcate borders and prepare for a vote that's likely to split the country into two.
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�Now there are fears that this fragile peace could unravel, unless both sides make up for lost time by figuring out a way to share oil revenue, demarcate borders and prepare for a vote that's likely to split the country into two.
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One side denies while the other side fails to demarcate the difference between natural and man man causation.
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But there is an even more dramatic way to move forward on the peace process, while at the same time marginalizing Iran: demarcate the future borders of the state of Palestine.
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