demarcate vs stake out

demarcate

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

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

stake out

verb
  • To mark off the limits by stakes 

  • To watch a location and/or people, generally covertly. 

  • To end the game by hitting the stake peg in the middle of the court. 

How often have the words demarcate and stake out occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )