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Definition of Circumscribe
Circumscribe

to write or engrave around.

To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround; to bound; to confine; to restrain.

To draw a line around so as to touch at certain points without cutting. See Inscribe, 5.

Related Definitions:
Around, As, At, Bound, Certain, Confine, Cutting, Draw, Engrave, Hem, In, Inclose, Inscribe, Limit, Line, Or, Restrain, See, So, Surround, To, Touch, Within, Without, Write


Circumscribe Translations

circumscribe in German is umschreiben
circumscribe in Spanish is circunscribir
circumscribe in Swedish is omskriva


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