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| de·mar·cate [ di mr kàyt, d maar kàyt ] (past and past participle de·mar·cat·ed, present participle de·mar·cat·ing, 3rd person present singular de·mar·cates) |
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1. determine and set official borders: to decide on and set the boundaries of a piece of land
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2. set down nonphysical bounds: to state in a clear way where something begins and ends
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| [Early 19th century. Back-formation <demarcation] |
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 de·mar·ca·tor noun |
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