Associations to the word «Demarcate»

Wiktionary

DEMARCATE, verb. To mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit.
DEMARCATE, verb. To mark the difference between two causes of action; to distinguish.

Dictionary definition

DEMARCATE, verb. Separate clearly, as if by boundaries.
DEMARCATE, verb. Set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats