circumscribe : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: circumscribe	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for circumscribe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
circumscribe v draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points" restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" Synonym(s): limit, circumscribe, confine to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Circumscribe \Cir`cumscribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Circumscribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Circumscribing}.] [L. circumscribere, -scriptum; circum + scribere to write, draw. See {Soribe}.] 1. to write or engrave around. [R.] Thereon is circumscribed this epitaph. --Ashmole. 2. To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround; to bound; to confine; to restrain. To circumscribe* royal power. --Bancroft. 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.