vverb.contactdraw a line aroundExamples:- He drew a circle around the points
Derivationally Related Form:circumscription
Hypernyms:delineate describe draw line trace
Inherited Hypernyms:circumscribetracemarkchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changerestrict or confine within limitsSynset:confine to limit
Examples:- I limit you to two visits to the pub a day
- please confine your questions to the topic
- our actions are circumscribed by our biology, personality, and by the social and cultural context into which we are born
Derivationally Related Form:circumscriptionlimitationlimit
Hypernyms:decrease lessen minify
Inherited Hypernyms:limitdecreasechange
Direct Hyponyms:capcurbcurtailcut backhold downkeep downnumberrestrict
Full Troponyms:abridgecapclassifydrawhold downimmobilizelocalizenumberpalsyparalyzerationrestrictstunsuppuratetaboo
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactto draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersectTopic:geometry
Derivationally Related Form:circumscription
Hypernyms:delineate describe draw line trace
Inherited Hypernyms:circumscribetracemarkchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something