circumscribe
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cir·cum·scribe
(sûr'kəm-skrīb') 
tr.v., -scribed, -scrib·ing, -scribes.
circumscriber cir'cum·scrib'er n.
tr.v., -scribed, -scrib·ing, -scribes.
- To draw a line around; encircle.
- To limit narrowly; restrict.
- To determine the limits of; define. See synonyms at limit.
- 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.
- 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.
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circumscribe
v
Definition: mark off, delimit
Antonyms: free, loose, open
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circumscribe
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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- Reason and Rationale - circumscribe: (vb) define clearly
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See crossword solutions for the clue Circumscribe.
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Circumscribe
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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