mark sth off
— phrasal verb with mark uk/mɑːk/us/mɑːrk/verb
to separate an area by putting something around it:
Police had marked off the area where the body was found.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Isolating and separating
- compartmentalize
- cone
- cone sth off
- cordon
- cordon sth off
- cut sb/sth off
- divide
- insulate
- insulation
- insulator
- intersect
- isolate
- isolation
- seclude
- segregate
- separate
- separately
- sequester
- wrenching
- zonal
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