tr.v., -scribed, -scrib·ing, -scribes.

1. To draw a line around; encircle.
2. To limit narrowly; restrict.
3. To determine the limits of; define. See synonyms at limit.
4. 1. To enclose (a polygon or polyhedron) within a configuration of lines, curves, or surfaces so that every vertex of the enclosed object is incident on the enclosing configuration.
   2. To erect (such a configuration) around a polygon or polyhedron: circumscribe a circle around a square.

[Middle English circumscriben, from Latin circumscrībere : circum-, circum- + scrībere, to write.]

circumscribable cir'cum·scrib'a·ble adj.
circumscriber cir'cum·scrib'er n.

verb

To place a limit on: confine, limit, restrict. See limited/unlimited.

v

Definition: mark off, delimit
Antonyms: free, loose, open

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Bounded or limited; confined to a limited space.

IN BRIEF: To draw line around. Also: To hold within limits.

The artist will circumscribe the painting with just one red line.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - omgive, afgrænse, indskrænke, omskrive

Nederlands (Dutch)
beperken, omcirkelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - limiter, circonscrire, (Math) circonscrire

Deutsch (German)
v. - einschränken, eingrenzen, umschreiben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περιγράφω (κύκλο)

Italiano (Italian)
circoscrivere, limitare, restringere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - circunscrever, abranger, limitar

Русский (Russian)
ограничивать, обводить кружком

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - limitar, restringir, circunscribir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - begränsa, rita en cirkel kring

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
在...周围画线, 限制

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 在...周圍畫線, 限制

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 주위에 경계선을 긋다, 제한하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 周りに線を引く, 制限する, 外接させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) حصر ضمن دائرة, حدد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הקיף, הגביל‬

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