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circumscribe
cir·cum·scribe C0366600 (sûr′kəm-skrīb′)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.
[Middle English circumscriben, from Latin circumscrībere : circum-, circum- + scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.]
cir′cum·scrib′a·ble adj.circumscribe (ˌsɜːkəmˈskraɪb; ˈsɜːkəmˌskraɪb) vb (tr) 1. to restrict within limits2. to mark or set the bounds of3. (Mathematics) to draw a geometric construction around (another construction) so that the two are in contact but do not intersect. Compare inscribe44. to draw a line round[C15: from Latin circumscrībere, from circum- + scrībere to write] ˌcircumˈscribable adj ˌcircumˈscriber ncir•cum•scribe (ˈsɜr kəmˌskraɪb, ˌsɜr kəmˈskraɪb)
v.t. -scribed, -scrib•ing. 1. to draw a line around; encircle. 2. to enclose within bounds, esp. narrow ones; restrict. 3. to mark off; define; delimit. 4. a. to draw (a figure) around another figure so as to touch as many points as possible. b. (of a figure) to enclose (another figure) in this manner. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin circumscrībere=circum- circum- + scrībere to write] cir`cum•scrib′a•ble, adj. cir′cum•scrib`er, n. cir·cum·scribe (sûr′kəm-skrīb′) Geometry To draw a figure around another figure so as to touch as many points as possible. A circle that is circumscribed around a triangle touches it at each of the triangle's three vertices.circumscribe
Past participle: circumscribed
Gerund: circumscribing
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| circumscribe | | circumscribe |
| Present |
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| I circumscribe | | you circumscribe | | he/she/it circumscribes | | we circumscribe | | you circumscribe | | they circumscribe |
| Preterite |
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| I circumscribed | | you circumscribed | | he/she/it circumscribed | | we circumscribed | | you circumscribed | | they circumscribed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am circumscribing | | you are circumscribing | | he/she/it is circumscribing | | we are circumscribing | | you are circumscribing | | they are circumscribing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have circumscribed | | you have circumscribed | | he/she/it has circumscribed | | we have circumscribed | | you have circumscribed | | they have circumscribed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was circumscribing | | you were circumscribing | | he/she/it was circumscribing | | we were circumscribing | | you were circumscribing | | they were circumscribing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had circumscribed | | you had circumscribed | | he/she/it had circumscribed | | we had circumscribed | | you had circumscribed | | they had circumscribed |
| Future |
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| I will circumscribe | | you will circumscribe | | he/she/it will circumscribe | | we will circumscribe | | you will circumscribe | | they will circumscribe |
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| I will have circumscribed | | you will have circumscribed | | he/she/it will have circumscribed | | we will have circumscribed | | you will have circumscribed | | they will have circumscribed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be circumscribing | | you will be circumscribing | | he/she/it will be circumscribing | | we will be circumscribing | | you will be circumscribing | | they will be circumscribing |
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| I have been circumscribing | | you have been circumscribing | | he/she/it has been circumscribing | | we have been circumscribing | | you have been circumscribing | | they have been circumscribing |
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| I will have been circumscribing | | you will have been circumscribing | | he/she/it will have been circumscribing | | we will have been circumscribing | | you will have been circumscribing | | they will have been circumscribing |
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| I had been circumscribing | | you had been circumscribing | | he/she/it had been circumscribing | | we had been circumscribing | | you had been circumscribing | | they had been circumscribing |
| Conditional |
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| I would circumscribe | | you would circumscribe | | he/she/it would circumscribe | | we would circumscribe | | you would circumscribe | | they would circumscribe |
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| I would have circumscribed | | you would have circumscribed | | he/she/it would have circumscribed | | we would have circumscribed | | you would have circumscribed | | they would have circumscribed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | circumscribe - draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"trace, describe, draw, line, delineate - make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"circumscribe - to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect | | 2. | circumscribe - restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"confine, limithold down - restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep"keep down, number - place a limit on the number ofcap - restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club"curtail, restrict, curb, cut back - place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"delimitate, demarcate, delimit - set, mark, or draw the boundaries of somethingcontent - satisfy in a limited way; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day"ration - restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city" | | 3. | circumscribe - to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersectgeometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfacestrace, describe, draw, line, delineate - make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"circumscribe - draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points" |
circumscribeverb (Formal) restrict, limit, define, confine, restrain, delineate, hem in, demarcate, delimit, straiten The monarch's powers are circumscribed by Parliament.circumscribeverbTo place a limit on:confine, limit, restrict.TranslationscircoscriverecircoscrizioneEncyclopediaSeecircumscribedcircumscribe
Synonyms for circumscribeverb restrictSynonyms- restrict
- limit
- define
- confine
- restrain
- delineate
- hem in
- demarcate
- delimit
- straiten
Synonyms for circumscribeverb to place a limit onSynonymsSynonyms for circumscribeverb draw a line aroundRelated Words- trace
- describe
- draw
- line
- delineate
- circumscribe
verb restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"SynonymsRelated Words- hold down
- keep down
- number
- cap
- curtail
- restrict
- curb
- cut back
- minify
- decrease
- lessen
- delimitate
- demarcate
- delimit
- content
- ration
verb to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersectRelated Words- geometry
- trace
- describe
- draw
- line
- delineate
- circumscribe
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