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circumscribe

/ circumscribe /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
draw a line around
"He drew a circle around the points"
Type of:
trace draw line
Derived:
circumscription
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
Type of:
trace draw line
Derived:
circumscription
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
geometry
verb Sense 3
restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
Type of:
decrease lessen minify
Kinds of:
hold down number keep down cap restrict
Derived:
circumscription limit bounds boundary limitation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
65%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

trace draw line decrease lessen minify hold down number keep down cap restrict