Circumscribe (Verb)
Meaning 1
Draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The editor tried to circumscribe several loose plot threads into a coherent narrative.
- She circumscribed the area where the ancient ruins were believed to be buried.
- Unfortunately, their vague goals could not circumscribe their scope of work efficiently.
- Please circumscribe a bounding box around the objects in the photograph.
- Circles and ovals can be used to circumscribe a pattern of interconnected components.
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Meaning 2
To draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 3
Restrict or confine within limits; "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"; "please confine your questions to the topic"; "our actions are circumscribed by our biology, personality, and by the social and cultural context into which we are born".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..