Meaning

2 senses

  1. To mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit.

    abgrenzen

    разграни́чиватьrazgraníčivatʹ, разграни́читьrazgraníčitʹ

    set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something

  2. To mark the difference between two causes of action; to distinguish.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
mark the limits or boundaries of something:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
mark the limits or boundaries of something:

Origin

Back-formation from demarcation.

Back-formation from demarcation.

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Forms

demarcates, demarcating, demarcated, demarcated
Base formdemarcate · to demarcate
3rd person singulardemarcates
Present participledemarcating
Past simpledemarcated
Past participledemarcated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydemarcate
he, she, itdemarcates

Past simpleLesson

all personsdemarcated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave demarcated
he, she, ithas demarcated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill demarcate

Synonyms

4 synonyms
to mark the limits or boundaries:demarkdelimitdelineate
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words
Relateddemarcation
Deriveddemarcatabledemarcativedemarcatornondemarcatedredemarcateundemarcated

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
demagoguedemagoguerydemandB1demarcationdemeandemeanor
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