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- Dictionarycircumscribe/ˈsəːkəmskrʌɪb/
verb
- 1. restrict (something) within limits: "the minister's powers are circumscribed both by tradition and the organization of local government"
- 2. draw (a figure) round another, touching it at points but not cutting it: "if a hexagon is circumscribed about a circle the lines joining opposite vertices meet in one point"
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Circumscribe means to limit something or to draw a circle around something. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, such as law, mathematics, and politics, with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
- English (US)
CIRCUMSCRIBE meaning: 1. to limit something: 2. If you...
- Znaczenie Circumscribe, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
circumscribe definicja: 1. to limit something: 2. If you...
- Traditional
CIRCUMSCRIBE translate: 控制；限制；抑制, 畫（三角形、正方形等）的外接圓. Learn...
- Circumscribe in Simplified Chinese
CIRCUMSCRIBE translate: 控制；限制；抑制, 画（三角形、正方形等）的外接圆. Learn...
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Examples of CIRCUMSCRIBE in a sentence, how to use it. 96...
- Pronunciation in English
circumscribe pronunciation. How to say circumscribe. Listen...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
CIRCUMSCRIBE 의미, 정의, CIRCUMSCRIBE의 정의: 1. to limit...
- English (US)
Circumscribe means to limit, define, or draw a line around something. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and usage of this verb from the Latin circumscribere.
verb (used with object) , cir·cum·scribed, cir·cum·scrib·ing. to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map. to enclose within bounds; limit or confine, especially narrowly: Her social activities are circumscribed by school regulations.
To circumscribe is to limit or restrict. If you spend too much time watching TV instead of fulfilling other obligations, you might circumscribe your TV-watching time to one hour daily (or two hours, if your favorite show is on).
Circumscribe means to limit something or to draw a circle around something. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see examples from various sources and find translations in other languages.
Circumscribe means to limit, restrict, or mark the bounds of something. It can also refer to a geometric construction of drawing a line or figure around another one. See different meanings, synonyms, and examples of circumscribe in sentences.
Circumscribe means to limit somebody/something's freedom, rights, power, etc. or to draw a circle around another shape. Learn how to use this formal verb with synonyms, pronunciation and pictures.
