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# demarcate

«demarcate» in Mova's school dictionary: **to mark or set its edges or limits clearly** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (demarcate, demarcates, demarcated, demarcating)

### meaning for a pupil

(formal) To demarcate something is to mark or set its edges or limits clearly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demarcate/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word for boundaries in geography, sport and maps: lines demarcate the pitch, fences demarcate a field, and treaties demarcate borders between countries. In everyday talk people say «mark out» or «separate».

### examples

- White lines demarcate the football pitch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demarcate/#x1)
- Cones demarcate the area for the race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demarcate/#x2)
- The treaty demarcated the border between the two countries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demarcate/#x3)
- Hedges demarcate the fields on the farm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demarcate/#x4)
- The teacher used tape to demarcate the reading corner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demarcate/#x5)
- A rope demarcated the safe area for spectators. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demarcate/#x6)

### note

Regular verb. Noun: demarcation (a demarcation line). Formal: simpler words are mark, mark out, separate.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «demarcate» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demarcate/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.