circumscribe

Meaning

1. To draw a line around; to encircle.
2. To limit narrowly; to restrict.
3. To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (a polyhedron, polygon, etc.) in its interior.

Synonyms

limit

confine

restrict

encircle

bound

contain

encompass

curtail

abridge

reduce

surround

delimit

envelop

cramp

localize

enclose

diminish

hem in

localise

minimize

overbear

qualify

quarantine

restrain

scant

shorten

stint

straiten

scotch

astringe

brail

check

circle

⭕

circumcise

concentrate

constrict

contract

crib

cut

cut down

define

delineate

depict

describe

Translations

limiter

circunscribir

circoscrivere

circonscrire

restreindre

limitare

begrenzen

circunscrever

beperken

limitar

limitar

circumscriure

restringir

umschreiben

limitar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɜː.kəm.skɹaɪb/

Etymology

From Latin circumscrībō, from circum (“around”) + scrībō (“write”). By surface analysis, circum- + scribe.