To circumscribe something is to limit its size, activity, or range, but the range of influence of the Latin ancestors of circumscribe knows no bounds.

If you circumscribe a triangle, square, etc., you draw a circle that surrounds it and touches each of its corners.

Circumscribe definition: to draw a line around; encircle.. See examples of CIRCUMSCRIBE used in a sentence.

circumscribe in American English (ˈsɜːrkəmˌskraib, ˌsɜːrkəmˈskraib) transitive verb Word forms: -scribed, -scribing

Definition of circumscribe verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To draw a figure around another figure so as to touch as many points as possible. A circle that is circumscribed around a triangle touches it at each of the triangle's three vertices. The …

To circumscribe is to limit or restrict. If you spend too much time watching TV instead of fulfilling other obligations, you might circumscribe your TV-watching time to one hour daily (or two …

2025年6月5日 · circumscribe (third-person singular simple present circumscribes, present participle circumscribing, simple past and past participle circumscribed) To draw a line around; …

There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb circumscribe, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

CIRCUMSCRIBE meaning: 1 : to limit the size or amount of (something) usually used as (be) circumscribed; 2 : to draw a shape around (another shape)