Definition of circumscribe Circumscribe

/sɚˌkʌmskɹajˈb/ - [serkumskrayb] - cir•cum•scribe

We found 13 definitions of circumscribe from 6 different sources.

What does circumscribe mean?

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Verb circumscribes, circumscribing, circumscribed
circumscribe - to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
		describe, delineate, line, trace, draw give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
		geometry the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
circumscribe - draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"
		describe, delineate, line, trace, draw give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
circumscribe - restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
		limit, confine
		minify, decrease, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
		hold down restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep"
		keep down, number manage not to throw up
		cap restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club"
		curtail, curb, cut back, restrict keep to the curb; "curb your dogs"
		delimitate, demarcate, delimit set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
		content satisfy in a limited way; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day"
		ration distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed"

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circumscribe (Verb)
To draw a line around; to encircle.
circumscribe (Verb)
To limit narrowly; to restrict.
circumscribe (Verb)
To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has a polyhedron, polygon, etc. in its interior.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

circumscribe (v. t.)
to write or engrave around.
circumscribe (v. t.)
To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround; to bound; to confine; to restrain.
circumscribe (v. t.)
To draw a line around so as to touch at certain points without cutting. See Inscribe, 5.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

circumscribe
To include within its scope; to go round so as to surround.
circumscribe
To limit narrowly.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

circumscribe
sėr-kum-skrīb′, v.t. to draw a line round: to enclose within certain limits, to curtail, abridge.—adj. Circumscrib′able, able to be circumscribed.—ns. Circumscrib′er, one who circumscribes; Circumscrip′tion, limitation: the line that limits: a circumscribed place.—adj. Circumscrip′tive, marking the external form or outline. [L. scribĕre, to write.]

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circumscribe, verb, present, 1st person singular of circumscribe (infinitive).
circumscribe, verb (infinitive).

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