Circumscribe - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪb|
Brit.
|ˈsɜːkəmskraɪb|
verb
- draw a line around
- restrict or confine within limits (syn: limit)
- restrict or confine within limits (syn: limit)
our actions are circumscribed by our biology, personality, and by the social and cultural context into which we are born
- to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersectExtra examples
The circle is circumscribed by a square.
...circumscribed his enthusiasm so as not to make the losing side feel worse...
The President's power is circumscribed by Congress and the Supreme Court.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: circumscribe
he/she/it: circumscribes
present participle: circumscribing
past tense: circumscribed
past participle: circumscribed
I/you/we/they: circumscribe
he/she/it: circumscribes
present participle: circumscribing
past tense: circumscribed
past participle: circumscribed
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