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Circumscribe

ˈsəːkəmskrʌɪb

Circumscribe definitions

verb

Inflections:

circumscribe circumscribed circumscribes circumscribing

restrict (something) within limits

"the minister's powers are circumscribed both by tradition and the organization of local government"

Synonyms:
restrict limit set/impose limits on keep within bounds delimit curb confine bound restrain
draw (a figure) round 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"