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Learn to pronounce cir·cum·scribe

/ˈsərkəmˌskrīb/
verb
  1. restrict (something) within limits.
    "their movements were strictly monitored and circumscribed"
    synonyms: restrict, limit, set/impose limits on, keep within bounds, delimit, curb, confine, bound, restrain, regulate, control
  2. draw (a figure) around another, touching it at points but not cutting it.
    "if a hexagon is circumscribed about a circle the lines joining opposite vertices meet in one point"

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May 19, 2024 · To circumscribe something is to limit its size, activity, or range, but the range of influence of the Latin ancestors of circumscribe knows ...
CIRCUMSCRIBE meaning: 1. to limit something: 2. If you circumscribe a triangle, square, etc., you draw a circle that…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) · to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map. · to enclose within bounds; limit or confine, especially narrowly:.
To circumscribe is to limit or restrict. If you spend too much time watching TV instead of fulfilling other obligations, you might circumscribe your TV-watching ...
circumscribe in American English · 1. to draw a line around; encircle. to circumscribe a city on a map · 2. to enclose within bounds; limit or confine, esp.
to set bounds or an upper limit for circumscribed his enthusiasm so as not to make the losing side feel worse.
CIRCUMSCRIBE meaning: 1 : to limit the size or amount of (something) usually used as (be) circumscribed; 2 : to draw a shape around (another shape)
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to enclose within bounds; limit or confine, especially narrowly: Her social activities are circumscribed by school regulations.
(geometry) To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (a polyhedron, polygon, etc.) in its interior.
7 days ago · [ T often passive ] formal. to limit something: Their movements have been severely circumscribed since the laws came into effect. There ...
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