circumscribe
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/ˈsɜː.kəm.skɹaɪb/
English
Definitions
verb
- To draw a line around; to encircle.
- To limit narrowly; to restrict.
- To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (a polyhedron, polygon, etc.) in its interior.
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Synonyms
confinelimitcontainrestrictcurtailrestrainframenarrowdelimitdemarcatecircumventapprehendconstraindelineatedefinering-fence