demarcate

verb

Etymology: Back-formation from demarcation.

1. To mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit.

   “Small Committees of officials are frequently appointed in advance to consider the geographical, topographical, and ethnological evidence that is forthcoming, and to construct a tentative line for their respective Governments; this, after much debate, is embodied in a treaty, which provides for the appointment of Commissioners to demarcate the line upon the spot and submit it for ratification by the principals.”

   “But these words didn't follow the precepts of the metric system, the official standard for demarcating the universe into manageable, studyable chunks.”

2. To mark the difference between two causes of action; to distinguish.