as in to define
to mark the limits of a bright yellow line demarcated the county on the road map

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Recent Examples of demarcate The Divisions are demarcated by stadium seating capacities, number of teams, time zone coverage, and other benchmarks. Chris Deubert, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 The body creates a coiling pattern, demarcating 20 squares or spaces. Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024 Moscow’s push to establish the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in 2002 and the Eurasian Economic Union in 2014 aimed to demarcate a Russian sphere of influence in the Eurasian region. Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2021 Although the current appellation system didn’t come into effect until 1936, the wine growing boundaries of Moulin-a-Vent were first demarcated in 1924. Paul Caputo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for demarcate 

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“Demarcate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demarcate. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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