v.tr. 1 (of a line etc.) enclose or outline. 2 lay down the limits of; confine, restrict. 3 Geom. draw (a figure) round another, touching it at points but not cutting it (cf. INSCRIBE). circumscribable adj. circumscriber n. circumscription n.
[ L circumscribere (as CIRCUM-, scribere script- write) ]