Explanation and meaning of circumscribe.

circumscribe

/,sɜrkəm'skraɪb/

verb
restrict or confine within limits
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"our actions are circumscribed by our biology, personality, and by the social and cultural context into which we are born"

Similar:

confine to limit

type of:
lessen decrease minify
verb
draw a line around
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type of:
delineate line trace draw describe
verb
to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
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type of:
line draw describe delineate trace

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