CIRCUMSCRIBE


Meaning of CIRCUMSCRIBE in English

■ verb

1》 restrict; limit.

2》 Geometry draw (a figure) round another, touching it at points but not cutting it. Compare with inscribe .

Derivatives

~r noun

circumscription noun

Origin

ME: from L. ~re , from circum 'around' + scribere 'write'.

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