[cir.cum.scribe] vt [L circumscribere, fr. circum- + scribere to write, draw--more at scribe] (1835) 1 a: to constrict the range or activity of definitely and clearly b: to define or mark off carefully
2. a: to draw a line around b: to surround by or as if by a boundary
3: to construct or be constructed around (a geometrical figure) so as to touch as many points as possible syn see limit