demarcate

verb

/ˈdiːmɑːkeɪt/

/ˈdiːmɑːrkeɪt/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they demarcate	/ˈdiːmɑːkeɪt/ /ˈdiːmɑːrkeɪt/
he / she / it demarcates	/ˈdiːmɑːkeɪts/ /ˈdiːmɑːrkeɪts/
past simple demarcated	/ˈdiːmɑːkeɪtɪd/ /ˈdiːmɑːrkeɪtɪd/
past participle demarcated	/ˈdiːmɑːkeɪtɪd/ /ˈdiːmɑːrkeɪtɪd/
-ing form demarcating	/ˈdiːmɑːkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈdiːmɑːrkeɪtɪŋ/

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demarcate something to mark or establish the limits of something标出…的界线；给…划界
- Plots of land have been demarcated by barbed wire.一块块土地都用带刺的铁丝网圈了起来。
- The police demarcated the city into eighteen geographical divisions.警方将这个城市划分为十八个地理分区。
Word Originearly 19th cent.: back-formation from demarcation.