demarcating
Setting clear limits
Demarcating is marking boundaries or limits—setting apart one thing from another.
A fence demarcates property lines.
A treaty demarcates borders between nations.
The term extends to abstract distinctions: The report demarcates the responsibilities of each department.
To demarcate is to make clear where one thing ends and another begins.
Identify differences between things
- classifyArrange by shared traits
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
- identifyEstablish who or what
- discriminateTreat unequally based on category
segregate · sort · label · specify · delineate · contrast · characterize · typify
Hasty informal drawing
- draftPreliminary version of text
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
- contourBounding line of shape
- delineateDescribe with precision
map · chart · plot · define · circumscribe · silhouette · profile · blueprint
Outer edge or limit
- frontierEdge of settlement
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
partition · barrier · fence · threshold · cordon · margin · limit · borderline
differentiate
Identify differences between things
- classifyArrange by shared traits
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
- identifyEstablish who or what
discriminate · segregate · sort · label · specify · delineate · contrast · characterize · typify · diagnose
sketch
Hasty informal drawing
delineate · map · chart · plot · define · circumscribe · silhouette · profile · blueprint · diagram
border
Outer edge or limit
edge · partition · barrier · fence · threshold · cordon · margin · limit · borderline · enclosure
partition
Barrier separating spaces
disjoin · sever · cleave · sunder · segregate · isolate · detach · decouple · split · section
zone
Bounded area designation
district · precinct · jurisdiction · domain · enclave · quadrant · tract · parcel · realm · province
demarcatingerasing
Removing recorded marks
removing · dissolving · eliminating · abolishing · obliterating
demarcatingmerging
Blending into one
blending · combining · unifying · integrating · fusing
demarcatingblurring
Making less distinct
obscuring · confusing · muddling · obfuscating · conflating
- demarcation lineBoundary separating distinct zones
- line of demarcationBoundary separating distinct zones