circumscribe
🇺🇸
/ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪb/
🇬🇧
/ˈsɜːkəmskraɪb/
verb
R
to restrict or confine someone or something
The new regulations will circumscribe the authority of the local council.
R
to draw a line around a shape
The artist circumscribed the square with a compass.
translation
to restrict or confine someone or something; to draw a line around a shape
Word Forms
3rd Present
circumscribes
Past
circumscribed
Perfect
circumscribed
Progressive
circumscribing