Main Entry: de·mar·cate

Pronunciation: \di-ˈmär-ˌkāt, ˈdē-ˌ\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): de·mar·cat·ed; de·mar·cat·ing

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>

— de·mar·ca·tion \ˌdē-ˌmär-ˈkā-shən\ noun