circumscribe

verb
/ˈsɜː.kəm.skɹaɪb/UK/ˈsɝ.kəm.skɹaɪb/US

Etymology

From Latin circumscrībō, from circum (“around”) + scrībō (“write”). By surface analysis, circum- + scribe.

  1. derived from circumscrībō

Definitions

  1. To draw a line around

    To draw a line around; to encircle.

  2. To limit narrowly

    To limit narrowly; to restrict.

  3. To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (a polyhedron, polygon,…

    To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (a polyhedron, polygon, etc.) in its interior.

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