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Circumscribe

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Verb

1. circumscribe

draw a line around

Example Sentences:
'He drew a circle around the points'

2. circumscribe, confine, limit

restrict or confine,

Example Sentences:
'I limit you to two visits to the pub a day'

3. circumscribe

to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Circumscribe

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to restrict within limits
2. 
to mark or set the bounds of
3. 
to draw a geometric construction around (another construction) so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
Compare inscribe (sense 4)
4. 
to draw a line round

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Circumscribe

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcircumˌscribed or ˈcircumˌscribing
1. 
to trace a line around; encircle; encompass
2. 
a. 
to set or mark off the limits of; limit; confine
b. 
to restrict the action of; restrain
3.  Geometry
a. 
to draw a plane figure around (another plane figure) either to intersect each vertex of the inner figure, as a circle around a square, or to have each side of the outer figure tangent to the inner figure, as a square around a circle
b. 
to enclose a solid figure within (another solid figure) in a similar manner, as a cube within a sphere or a sphere within a cube

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Circumscribe

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tr.v. cir·cum·scribed, cir·cum·scrib·ing, cir·cum·scribes
1. To draw a line around; encircle.
2.
a. To form or mark the limits of; delineate: The hedge circumscribes the property.
b. To limit narrowly; restrict: Their plans were circumscribed by a lack of money. See Synonyms at limit.
3.
a. 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.
b. To erect (such a configuration) around a polygon or polyhedron: circumscribe a circle around a square.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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