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Demarcate

//ˈdiːmɑːˌkeɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something wordnet
  3. 3
    To mark the difference between two causes of action; to distinguish.
  4. 4
    separate clearly, as if by boundaries wordnet

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