Demarcate



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 划分, 划界
• ［英］ v. 划分, 划界 ( mark the limits; to mark the difference between)
• ［记］ de+marc ( =mark标记) +ate -> 做标记 -> 划界, 划分
• ［同］ 派生词: demarcation（n. 界限, 划定界限）
• ［例］ The river was the demarcation of the two countries.

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (-cated; -cating)

• Etymology: back-formation from demarcation, from Spanish demarcación, from demarcar to delimit, from de- + marcar to mark, probably from Italian marcare, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marha boundary — more at mark
• Date: 1816
• 1. delimit
• 2. to set apart ; distinguish <demarcate teachers as mentor, master and model teachers based on their level of education — Shanay Cadette>
• ? demarcation noun

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