Definition of CIRCUMSCRIBE

circumscribe

Verb

  • draw a line around
  • restrict or confine,
  • to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
  • To draw a line around; to encircle.
  • To limit narrowly; to restrict.
  • To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (a polyhedron, polygon, etc.) in its interior.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin circumscrībō, from circum (“around”) + scrībō (“write”). By surface analysis, circum- + scribe.

Synonyms

confine, limit

Scrabble Score: 22

circumscribe: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
circumscribe: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
circumscribe: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 28

circumscribe: valid Words With Friends Word