Associations to the word «Circumscribe»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

CIRCUMSCRIBE, verb. Draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points".
CIRCUMSCRIBE, verb. Restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day".
CIRCUMSCRIBE, verb. To draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect.

Wise words

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Florence Scovel Shinn