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Definition of circumscribe



Overview of verb circumscribe

The verb circumscribe has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) circumscribe

(draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points")

2. (1) limit, circumscribe, confine

(restrict or confine, "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)