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demarcate

verb

de·​mar·​cate di-ˈmär-ˌkāt How to pronounce demarcate (audio) ˈdē-ˌmär- How to pronounce demarcate (audio)
demarcated; demarcating

transitive verb

1
: delimit
a plot of land demarcated by a low stone wall
2
: to set apart : distinguish
demarcate teachers as mentor, master and model teachers based on their level of education Shanay Cadette

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Demarcate is set apart by its unique history. Scholars think it may have descended from the Italian verb marcare ("to mark"), which is itself of Germanic origin (the Old High German word for boundary, marha, is a relative). Marcare is the probable source of the Spanish marcar (also "to mark"), from which comes the Spanish demarcar ("to fix the boundary of"). In 1494, a Spanish noun, demarcación, was used to name the meridian dividing New World territory between Spain and Portugal. Later (about 1730), English speakers began calling this boundary the "line of demarcation," and eventually we began applying that phrase to other dividing lines as well. Demarcation, in turn, gave rise to demarcate in the early 19th century.

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Recent Examples on the Web For example, actors are supposed to use space only for peaceful purposes, share scientific data with the public, and demarcate safety zones around their lunar activities. Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 25 Aug. 2022 The production abstracts this setting to a utilitarian blue circular platform and bench, which demarcate the sacred space of dancing. Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 In the same way that families and couples had to demarcate their own spaces during the height of the pandemic, married business partners need space from home and each other. Molly Baker, WSJ, 1 May 2022 The Tour’s digital twin will soon become as essential to the event’s staging as the 6,000 barriers that demarcate the various VIP zones. Carlton Reid, Forbes, 10 July 2022 The new private boutique strategy will also demarcate between resellers who take advantage of tax and currency differences to flip goods and true clients who love the brand. Tiffany Ap, Quartz, 18 June 2022 Lessons from climate science show that failure to demarcate conspiratorial reasoning from scientific investigation results in public confusion, insufficient action from leadership, and the harassment of scientists. Stephan Lewandowsky, Scientific American, 16 Feb. 2022 Low stone walls projected into the landscape to demarcate places for play and relaxation. New York Times, 6 Feb. 2022 James then recounts an experience during the war where his company would shoot flag bearers—boys used to demarcate sides of the battlefield and avoid friendly fire during the fog of fighting. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 30 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from demarcation, from Spanish demarcación, from demarcar to delimit, from de- + marcar to mark, probably from Italian marcare, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marha boundary — more at mark

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of demarcate was in 1816

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