Circumscribe

verb
,sɜrkəm'skraɪb

Verb

  • restrict or confine within limits

    our actions are circumscribed by our biology, personality, and by the social and cultural context into which we are born

    Similar:Limit
    Type of:LessenDecreaseMinify
  • draw a line around

    Type of:DelineateLineTrace
  • to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect

    Type of:LineDrawDescribe

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