Circumscribe Definition & Meaning
circumscribe
- verb
- draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"
- restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
- to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
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- What does circumscribe mean?
- draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points" restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
- What part of speech is circumscribe?
- Circumscribe is a verb.
- How many definitions does circumscribe have?
- Circumscribe has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).