demarking
Drawing the line
Demarking is the present participle of demark, meaning to set boundaries or limits.
The word functions like demarcating but is less common: The river served as the natural feature demarking the two territories.
You might encounter it in discussions of borders, zones, or conceptual divisions: demarking where one genre ends and another begins.
Edge of acceptability
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- frontierEdge of settlement
- borderOuter edge or limit
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
delimitation · partition · fence · enclosure · pale · marches · precinct · line
Separating into parts
- partitioningDividing into sections
- sectioningDividing into segments
- segmentingDividing into portions
- subdividingSplitting into smaller units
bifurcating · splitting · cleaving · severing · fragmenting · disconnecting · cordoning · zoning
Identifying distinct features
- definingSpecifying exact meaning
- specifyingStating precisely
- identifyingDetermining what something is
- classifyingSorting into types
categorizing · designating · delineating · characterizing · particularizing · pinpointing · earmarking · flagging
Placing limits upon
- constrainingImposing limits upon
- boundingMoving by leaps
- confiningLimiting freedom of movement
- circumscribingDrawing a boundary around
capping · curtailing · bracketing · framing · containing · hemming · boxing · ring-fencing
borderline
Edge of acceptability
perimeter · delimitation · partition · fence · enclosure · pale · marches · precinct · line · edge
dividing
Separating into parts
- partitioningDividing into sections
- sectioningDividing into segments
- segmentingDividing into portions
subdividing · bifurcating · splitting · cleaving · severing · fragmenting · disconnecting · cordoning · zoning · quartering
differentiating
Identifying distinct features
- definingSpecifying exact meaning
- specifyingStating precisely
- identifyingDetermining what something is
classifying · categorizing · designating · delineating · characterizing · particularizing · pinpointing · earmarking · flagging · indicating
restricting
Placing limits upon
- constrainingImposing limits upon
- boundingMoving by leaps
- confiningLimiting freedom of movement
circumscribing · capping · curtailing · bracketing · framing · containing · hemming · boxing · ring-fencing
demarkingerasing
Removing recorded marks
blurring · effacing · removing · eliminating · abolishing
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