mark out
[verb]
Synonyms: demarcate, bound, delimit, delimitate, determine, limit, measure

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Related Words: lay off, mark off, chart, lay out, map

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

mark somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb (see also mark)

1. to show the shape or position of something by drawing lines around it:
A volleyball court had been marked out on the grass.

2. British English to make someone or something seem very different from or better than other similar people or things
mark somebody/something out as something
His stunning victory marked him out as the very best horse of his era.
mark somebody out for something
She seemed marked out for success.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲