Demarcate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

separate clearly, as if by boundaries

set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dᵻvˌɪnəzˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈiːmɑːkˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈiːmɑːkˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /dᵻvˌɪnəzˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

delimitate delimit

Word Forms

demarcation	noun	the boundary of a specific area
delimitation	noun	a line that indicates a boundary

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abgrenzen

klar trennen, wie durch Grenzen

🇫🇷French

délimiter

séparer clairement, comme par des frontières

🇪🇸Spanish

demarcar

separar claramente, como por fronteras

🇮🇹Italian

delimitare

separare chiaramente, come se fossero confini

🇳🇱Dutch

afbakenen

duidelijk gescheiden, als door grenzen

🇵🇹Portuguese

demarcar

separar claramente, como se por limites

🇷🇺Russian

разграничивать

разделять четко, как бы границами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हदबंदी करना

स्पष्ट रूप से अलग करें, जैसे कि सीमाओं से

🇧🇩Bengali

সীমাবদ্ধ করা

স্পষ্টভাবে আলাদা, যেন সীমানা দ্বারা

🇮🇳Tamil

எல்லை நிர்ணயம்

எல்லைகள் போல் தெளிவாக பிரிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సరిహద్దులు

సరిహద్దుల ద్వారా స్పష్టంగా వేరు చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सीमांकन

स्पष्टपणे वेगळे करा, जणू सीमांनुसार

🇮🇳Gujarati

સીમાંકન

સ્પષ્ટ રીતે અલગ કરો, જાણે સીમાઓ દ્વારા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಡಿ ಗುರುತಿಸಿ

ಗಡಿಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അതിർത്തി നിർണയിക്കുക

അതിരുകൾ പോലെ വ്യക്തമായി വേർതിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੱਦਬੰਦੀ

ਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਵੱਖ ਕਰੋ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਸੀਮਾਵਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

حد بندی

واضح طور پر الگ کریں، گویا حدود سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

标定

清晰分开，就像有界限一样

🇯🇵Japanese

境界を定める

あたかも境界線があるかのように、明確に分離する

🇰🇷Korean

경계를 정하다

마치 경계선처럼 명확하게 분리되어 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phân định ranh giới

tách biệt rõ ràng, như thể có ranh giới

🇹🇭Thai

แบ่งเขต

แบ่งแยกอย่างชัดเจนราวกับมีขอบเขต

🇮🇩Indonesian

membatasi

terpisah dengan jelas, seolah-olah dibatasi

🇵🇭Filipino

magdemarka

hiwalay na malinaw, na parang sa pamamagitan ng mga hangganan

🇲🇾Malay

persempadanan semula

terpisah dengan jelas, seolah-olah dengan sempadan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ترسيم

منفصل بوضوح، كما لو كان بحدود

🇮🇷Persian

مرزبندی کردن

به وضوح از هم جدا کنید، گویی با مرزها

🇹🇷Turkish

sınır çizmek

sanki sınırlarla net bir şekilde ayrılıyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

לתחום

נפרדים בצורה ברורה, כאילו לפי גבולות

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The primary meaning of 'demarcate' is 'separate clearly, as if by boundaries'.

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Using 'demarcate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'demarcate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'demarcate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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