HyperDic: circumscribe

English > 3 senses of the word circumscribe:
VERBcontactcircumscribedraw a line around
changecircumscribe, limit, confine torestrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
contactcircumscribeto draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
circumscribe > pronunciation
Soundsser.kahmskray'b
Rhymesascribe ... vibe: 15 rhymes with ayb...
English > circumscribe: 3 senses > verb 1, contact
MeaningDraw a line around.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broadertrace, draw, line, describe, delineatemake a mark or lines on a surface
Similar tocircumscribeTo draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
Spanishcircunscribir
Nounscircumscriptionthe act of circumscribing
English > circumscribe: 3 senses > verb 2, change
Meaningrestrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day".
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymslimit, confine to
Narrowercaprestrict the number or amount of
hold downrestrain
number, keep downplace a limit on the number of
restrict, curtail, curb, cut backplace restrictions on
Broaderdecrease, lessen, minifymake smaller
Spanishcircunscribir, limitar
Catalancircumscriure, limitar
Nounscircumscriptionthe act of circumscribing
English > circumscribe: 3 senses > verb 3, contact
MeaningTo draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect.
PatternSomebody ----s something
CategorygeometryThe pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
Broadertrace, draw, line, describe, delineatemake a mark or lines on a surface
Similar tocircumscribeDraw a line around
Spanishcircunscribir
Nounscircumscriptionthe act of circumscribing

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