To circumscribe something is to limit its size, activity, or range, but the range of influence of the Latin ancestors of circumscribe knows no bounds.

To draw a figure around another figure so as to touch as many points as possible. A circle that is circumscribed around a triangle touches it at each of the triangle's three vertices.

His area of expertise is concise and circumscribed, and his credentials are corroborated.

circumscribe something (specialist) to draw a circle around another shape. Definition of circumscribe verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, …

If someone's power or freedom is circumscribed, it is limited or restricted. The army evidently fears that, under him, its activities would be severely circumscribed. There are laws circumscribing the right of …

Dec 26, 2025 · circumscribed Add to list Definitions of circumscribed adjective subject to limits or subjected to limits synonyms: limited

circumscribed, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

CIRCUMSCRIBE meaning: 1 : to limit the size or amount of (something) usually used as (be) circumscribed; 2 : to draw a shape around (another shape)

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Circumscribe definition: To draw a line around; encircle.