'Circumscribe' definitions:
Definition of 'circumscribe'
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Definition of 'Circumscribe'
From: GCIDE
- Circumscribe \Cir`cum*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circumscribed; p. pr. & vb. n. Circumscribing.] [L. circumscribere, -scriptum; circum + scribere to write, draw. See Soribe.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. to write or engrave around. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- Thereon is circumscribed this epitaph. --Ashmole. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround; to bound; to confine; to restrain. [1913 Webster]
- To circumscribe royal power. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Geom.) To draw a line around so as to touch at certain points without cutting. See Inscribe, 5.
- Syn: To bound; limit; restrict; confine; abridge; restrain; environ; encircle; inclose; encompass. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'circumscribe'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abate,
- abbreviate,
- adjust to,
- alter,
- assuage,
- bar,
- bound,
- box,
- box in,
- box up,
- circle in,
- coarct,
- compact,
- compress,
- concentrate,
- condense,
- condition,
- confine,
- consolidate,
- constrict,
- constringe,
- contract,
- cramp,
- curtail,
- decrease,
- define,
- delimit,
- delimitate,
- demarcate,
- determine,
- diminish,
- divide,
- draw,
- draw in,
- draw together,
- enclose,
- fetter,
- fix,
- hamper,
- hedge,
- hedge about,
- hem,
- hem in,
- keep from spreading,
- keep within bounds,
- knit,
- lay off,
- leaven,
- limit,
- localize,
- mark boundaries,
- mark off,
- mark out,
- mark the periphery,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modify,
- modulate,
- narrow,
- palliate,
- pucker,
- pucker up,
- purse,
- qualify,
- reduce,
- regulate by,
- restrain,
- restrict,
- rope off,
- season,
- separate,
- set conditions,
- set limits,
- set the limit,
- shorten,
- soften,
- solidify,
- specify,
- stake out,
- stint,
- strangle,
- strangulate,
- surround,
- temper,
- tighten,
- trammel,
- wrinkle