circumscribe a circle

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• circumscribe — [sʉr′kəm skrīb΄, sʉr΄kəm skrīb′] vt. circumscribed, circumscribing [ME circumscriben < L circumscribere: see CIRCUM & SCRIBE] 1. to trace a line around; encircle; encompass 2. a) to set or mark off the limits of; limit; confine …   English World dictionary

• circle — [n1] orb, loop, round figure amphitheater, aureole, band, belt, bowl, bracelet, circlet, circuit, circumference, circus, cirque, coil, colure, compass, cordon, corona, crown, cycle, disc, disk, ecliptic, enclosure, equator, full turn, globe, halo …   New thesaurus

• circumscribe — I (define) verb border, circumscribere, definire, delimit, delineate, demarcate, demark, determine, distinguish, establish, outline II (surround by boundary) verb begird, belt, border, bound, circuit, circumvallate, cloister, close around, close… …   Law dictionary

• circumscribe — (v.) late 14c., from L. circumscribere to make a circle, to draw a line around, limit, confine, set the boundaries of, from circum around (see CIRCUM (Cf. circum )) + scribere write (see SCRIPT (Cf. script)). Related: Circumscribed;… …   Etymology dictionary

• circle — n *set, coterie, clique Analogous words: friends, acquaintances, intimates (see singular nouns at FRIEND): associates, companions, comrades (see singular nouns at ASSOCIATE) circle vb 1 *surround, environ, encircle, encompass, compass, hem, gird …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• circle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. encircle, ring, girdle; circumnavigate; circumscribe, compass. n. circumference; circuit; ring, circlet; disk; set, clique. See party, circularity, circumscription. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A round… …   English dictionary for students

• circumscribe — verb the power of the local agency has been circumscribed by the national organization Syn: restrict, limit, keep within bounds, curb, confine, restrain; regulate, control •• circumscribe, encircle, enclose, encompass, envelop, surround Strictly… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• circle — Synonyms and related words: O, acquaintance, advance, alentours, alternate, ambience, ambit, anklet, annular muscle, annulus, anthelion, antisun, aphelion, apogee, arc, arena, areola, armlet, arsis, ascend, associates, astronomical longitude,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• circumscribe — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To trace a line around] Syn. encircle, encompass, girdle; see circle , surround 1 . 2. [To limit] Syn. restrict, bound, confine; see define 1 , limit , restrict 2 . See Synonym Study at limit . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… …   English dictionary for students

• 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,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• circumscribe — cir|cum|scribe [ˈsə:kəmskraıb US ˈsə:r ] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: circumscribere, from circum ( CIRCUM ) + scribere to write, draw ] 1.) [often passive] formal to limit power, rights, or abilities = ↑restrict ▪ The President s… …   Dictionary of contemporary English