circumscribe

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verb

1. draw a line around (Freq. 1)
- He drew a circle around the points
• Derivationally related forms:
circumscription
• Hypernyms:
trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
limit, confine
• Derivationally related forms:
circumscription, limit (for: limit), limitation (for: limit)
• Hypernyms:
decrease, lessen, minify
• Hyponyms:
hold down, number, keep down, cap, restrict,
curtail, curb, cut back, demarcate, delimit, delimitate,
content, ration
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
• Derivationally related forms:
circumscription
• Topics:
geometry
• Hypernyms:
trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  limit, confine