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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
circumscribe (verb)transitive verb
1.
a) to constrict the range or activity of definitely and clearly - his role was carefully circumscribed
b) to define or mark off carefully - a study of plant species in a circumscribed area
2.
a) to draw a line around
b) to surround by or as if by a boundary - fields circumscribed by tall trees
3.
to construct or be constructed around (a geometrical figure) so as to touch as many points as possible limit
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
circumscribe (verb)1.
to set bounds or an upper limit for
SYNONYMS:
cap, circumscribe, confine, hold down, restrictRELATED WORDS:
bar, block, hamper, hinder, impede, obstruct; constrict, contract, lessen, narrow, pinch, squeeze, tighten; quell, repress, suppress; number; modify, qualifyNEAR ANTONYMS:
broaden, expand, widen; overextend, overreach2.
to mark the limits of
SYNONYMS:
bound, circumscribe, define, delimit, demarcate, demark, mark (off), terminateRELATED WORDS:
control, determine, govern; delineate, describe