circumscribe

1. Draw a line around (synset 201586415)
   "He drew a circle around the points"
   is a type of: delineate, describe, draw, line, trace - make a mark or lines on a surface
   verb group: circumscribe - to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
2. Restrict or confine within limits (synset 200236085)
   "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"; "please confine your questions to the topic"; "our actions are circumscribed by our biology, personality, and by the social and cultural context into which we are born"
   is a type of: decrease, lessen, minify - make smaller
   subtypes:

   • hold down - restrain
   • keep down, number - place a limit on the number of
   • cap - restrict the number or amount of
   • curb, curtail, cut back, restrict - place restrictions on
   same as: confine to, limit
3. To draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect (synset 201586577)
   referred to in: geometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
   is a type of: delineate, describe, draw, line, trace - make a mark or lines on a surface
   verb group: circumscribe - draw a line around

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