HyperDic: demarcate

English > 2 senses of the word demarcate:
VERBcognitiondemarcateseparate clearly, as if by boundaries
cognitiondemarcate, delimit, delimitateset, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
English > demarcate: 2 senses > verb 1, cognition
Meaningseparate clearly, as if by boundaries.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Broaderdistinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apartmark as different
Spanishdemarcar
Catalandemarcar
Nounsdemarcationa conceptual separation or distinction
demarcationthe boundary of a specific area
English > demarcate: 2 senses > verb 2, cognition
MeaningSet, mark, or draw the boundaries of something.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymsdelimit, delimitate
Broaderrestrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttleplace limits on (extent or access)
Spanishdelimitar, demarcar
Nounsdemarcationthe boundary of a specific area

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