 |
circumscribe
| Babylon English | Download this dictionary |
circumscribe
v.
surround, encircle; restrict
| English Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia | Download this dictionary |
Circumscribed circle
© This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
| WordNet 2.0 | Download this dictionary |
circumscribe
Verb
1. draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"
(hypernym) trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
(derivation) circumscription
2. restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
(synonym) limit, confine
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) hold down
(derivation) circumscription
3. to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
(hypernym) trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
(derivation) circumscription
(classification) geometry
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Download this dictionary |
Circumscribe
(v. t.)
to write or engrave around.
to write or engrave around.
(v. t.)
To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround; to bound; to confine; to restrain.
To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround; to bound; to confine; to restrain.
(v. t.)
To draw a line around so as to touch at certain points without cutting. See Inscribe, 5.
To draw a line around so as to touch at certain points without cutting. See Inscribe, 5.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
| Moby Thesaurus | Download this dictionary |
circumscribe
Synonyms and related words:
abate, abbreviate, adjust to, alter, assuage, bar, bound, box, box in, box up, circle in, coarct, compact, compress, concentrate, condense, condition, confine, consolidate, constrict, constringe, contract, cramp, curtail, decrease, define, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, determine, diminish, divide, draw, draw in, draw together, enclose, fetter, fix, hamper, hedge, hedge about, hem, hem in, keep from spreading, keep within bounds, knit, lay off, leaven, limit, localize, mark boundaries, mark off, mark out, mark the periphery, mitigate, moderate, modify, modulate, narrow, palliate, pucker, pucker up, purse, qualify, reduce, regulate by, restrain, restrict, rope off, season, separate, set conditions, set limits, set the limit, shorten, soften, solidify, specify, stake out, stint, strangle, strangulate, surround, temper, tighten, trammel, wrinkle
abate, abbreviate, adjust to, alter, assuage, bar, bound, box, box in, box up, circle in, coarct, compact, compress, concentrate, condense, condition, confine, consolidate, constrict, constringe, contract, cramp, curtail, decrease, define, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, determine, diminish, divide, draw, draw in, draw together, enclose, fetter, fix, hamper, hedge, hedge about, hem, hem in, keep from spreading, keep within bounds, knit, lay off, leaven, limit, localize, mark boundaries, mark off, mark out, mark the periphery, mitigate, moderate, modify, modulate, narrow, palliate, pucker, pucker up, purse, qualify, reduce, regulate by, restrain, restrict, rope off, season, separate, set conditions, set limits, set the limit, shorten, soften, solidify, specify, stake out, stint, strangle, strangulate, surround, temper, tighten, trammel, wrinkle
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
