Found 2 items, similar to circumscribe.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: circumscribe circumscribe v 1: draw a line around; “He drew a circle around the points” 2: restrict or confine, “I limit you to two visits to the pub a day” [syn: limit, confine] 3: to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
English → English (gcide) Definition: Circumscribe Circumscribe \Cir`cum*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circumscribed; p. pr. & vb. n. Circumscribing.] [L. circumscribere, -scriptum; circum + scribere to write, draw. See Soribe.] [1913 Webster] 1. to write or engrave around. [R.] [1913 Webster] Thereon is circumscribed this epitaph. --Ashmole. [1913 Webster] 2. To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround; to bound; to confine; to restrain. [1913 Webster] To circumscribe royal power. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster] 3. (Geom.) To draw a line around so as to touch at certain points without cutting. See Inscribe, 5. Syn: To bound; limit; restrict; confine; abridge; restrain; environ; encircle; inclose; encompass. [1913 Webster]