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- [dih-mahr-keyt, dee-mahr-keyt]
- /dɪˈmɑr keɪt, ˈdi mɑrˌkeɪt/
- /ˈdiː.mɑː.keɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-mahr-keyt, dee-mahr-keyt]
- /dɪˈmɑr keɪt, ˈdi mɑrˌkeɪt/
Definitions of demarcate word
- verb demarcate If you demarcate something, you establish its boundaries or limits. 3
- verb demarcate to mark, fix, or draw the boundaries, limits, etc, of 3
- verb demarcate to separate or distinguish between (areas with unclear boundaries) 3
- verb transitive demarcate to set or mark the limits of; delimit 3
- verb transitive demarcate to mark the difference between; distinguish; separate 3
- verb with object demarcate to determine or mark off the boundaries or limits of: to demarcate a piece of property. 1
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Origin of demarcate
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; back formation from demarcation
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Parts of speech for Demarcate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
demarcate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for demarcate
verb demarcate
- delimit — If you delimit something, you fix or establish its limits.
- detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- differentiate — to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish.
Antonyms for demarcate
verb demarcate
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- connect — If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
- couple — If you refer to a couple of people or things, you mean two or approximately two of them, although the exact number is not important or you are not sure of it.
- link — a torch, especially of tow and pitch.
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
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