demarcate
verbUK /ˈdiːmɑːˌkeɪt/ · US /dɪˈmɑɹˌkeɪt/
Etymology Back-formation from demarcation.
1
To mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit.
- Small Committees of officials are frequently appointed in advance to consider the geographical, topographical, and ethnological evidence that is forthcoming, and to construct a tentative line for their respective Governments; this, after much debate, is embodied in a treaty, which provides for the appointment of Commissioners to demarcate the line upon the spot and submit it for ratification by the principals.1907, George Curzon, Frontiers:
- But these words didn't follow the precepts of the metric system, the official standard for demarcating the universe into manageable, studyable chunks.2023 January 10, Adam Rogers, “Move over, megatons”, in Business Insider, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023:
2
To mark the difference between two causes of action; to distinguish.
- Derived terms
- demarcatable, demarcative, demarcator, nondemarcated, redemarcate, undemarcated
- Related terms
- demarcation