circumscribe

[US]/ˈsɜːkəmskraɪb/
[UK]/ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪb/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. draw a line around to define a boundary; restrict or limit.

Example Sentences

to circumscribe a square

circumscribe a circle around a square.

circumscribe a city on a map

Their life was extremely circumscribed, with long hours of study and few of play.

His activities have been severely circumscribed since his illness.

The data processing method for evaluation the circularity error with minimum circumscribed circle and maximum incircle was introduced.

When follicular mucinosis occurs in lesions of mycosis fungoides, affected areas on the scalp or beard may present with sharply circumscribed plaques of alopecia.

Real-world Examples

Lawmakers paid their respects in a ceremony circumscribed by COVID protocols.

Source: PBS English News

In the country, changes were slow, interests circumscribed, and memories long.

Source: One Shilling Candle (Part Two)

It was a new country to him and the change from the monotony of the circumscribed view in the jungle was pleasing.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 2)

Unlike Europeans, whose lives have long been circumscribed by meddling governments and diktats from Brussels, Americans are supposed to be free to choose, for better or for worse.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

They circumscribed two men, having at present the aspect of silhouettes, sitting in a dog-cart and pushing along in the teeth of the wind.

Source: A pair of blue eyes (Part 1)

When the other travellers closed their eyes, which they did one by one-even the kitten curling itself up in the basket, weary of its too circumscribed play-the boy remained just as before.

Source: Jude the Obscure (Part Two)

" But the boy—he is fifteen, I understand, and probably very developed in mind, since his body has been circumscribed in action. Did he give you no explanation of these assaults" ?

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Volume 1)

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