DEMARCATE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DEMARCATE?

Need another word that means the same as “demarcate”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “demarcate” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Demarcate” are: delimit, delimitate, separate, divide, mark, mark off, mark out, distinguish, differentiate, delineate

Demarcate as a Verb

Definitions of "Demarcate" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “demarcate” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Separate or distinguish from.
• Set the boundaries or limits of.
• Set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something.
• Separate clearly, as if by boundaries.

Synonyms of "Demarcate" as a verb (10 Words)

delimit	Determine the limits or boundaries of. Agreements delimiting fishing zones.
delimitate	Set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something.
delineate	Indicate the exact position of (a border or boundary. His finger found a precisely outlined section delineated in red marker.
differentiate	Make (someone or something) appear different or distinct. The receptors are developed and differentiated into sense organs.
distinguish	Manage to discern (something barely perceptible. It was too dark to distinguish anything more than their vague shapes.
divide	Separate (something) into portions and share out among a number of people. 30 does not divide by 8.
mark	Put a check mark on or near or next to. His brand of theatrical pop has marked him as one of modern music s most innovative talents.
mark off	Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense.
mark out	Designate as if by a mark.
separate	Become separated into pieces or fragments. The couple separated after 25 years of marriage.

Usage Examples of "Demarcate" as a verb

• Art was being demarcated from the more objective science.
• Plots of land demarcated by barbed wire.

Associations of "Demarcate" (30 Words)

border	A district near the border between two areas. She stitched a border on to one of the plain white saris.
boundary	A hit crossing the limits of the field, scoring four or six runs. A boundary wall.
circumscribe	Restrict or confine. The minister s powers are circumscribed both by tradition and the organization of local government.
confine	Deprive of freedom take into confinement. He was confined to bed for four days with a bad dose of flu.
continuum	A continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, but the extremes are quite distinct. A continuum of special educational needs.
curb	Restrain a horse by means of a curb. Both men were instinctively curbing their horses.
delimit	Determine the essential quality of. Agreements delimiting fishing zones.
detain	Cause to be slowed down or delayed. She made to open the door but he detained her.
edge	Strike the ball with the edge of the bat strike a ball delivered by the bowler with the edge of the bat. Edge a blade.
encircle	Form or draw a circle around. Encircle the errors.
extent	The size or scale of something. An enclosure ten acres in extent.
finite	Of verbs; relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person. Every computer has a finite amount of memory.
geographic	Of or relating to the science of geography. The north and south geographic poles.
insofar	To the degree or extent that. Insofar as it can be ascertained the horse lung is comparable to that of man.
limit	Place limits on extent or access. It is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight.
margin	Annotate or summarize a text in the margins. These he deals forth as the notable Matters margined for better Notice.
minimum	The lowest or smallest amount of a varying quantity (e.g. temperature) allowed, attained, or recorded. Minimum wage.
normalcy	Being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning.
parameter	A quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data. The parameters within which the media work.
periphery	The outside boundary or surface of something. New buildings on the periphery of the hospital site.
precinct	The police station situated in a precinct. At the precinct a desk sergeant ran through her ID.
range	Obtain the range of a target by adjustment after firing past it or short of it or by the use of radar or laser equipment. A wood burning kitchen range.
restrain	Keep under control; keep in check. Amiss had to restrain his impatience.
restrict	Place under restrictions limit access to. At first the Americans tried to restrict news of their involvement in Vietnam.
restriction	The limitation or control of someone or something, or the state of being restricted. Planning restrictions on commercial development.
rim	Run around the rim of. Rim a hat.
scope	A telescope microscope or other device having a name ending in scope. Such questions go beyond the scope of this book.
scrimp	Subsist on a meager allowance. Scratch and scrimp.
stint	Supply sparingly and with restricted quantities. He doesn t stint on wining and dining.