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to circumscribe
01
to limit the power, freedom, or activity of something to a set of boundaries
Transitive: to circumscribe freedoms or activities
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
circumscribe
3rd person singular
circumscribes
Past simple
circumscribed
Past participle
circumscribed
Examples
New regulations will circumscribe the use of personal data by tech companies.
02
to draw a line around something
Transitive: to circumscribe sth
Examples
In their study, participants were told to circumscribe objects on paper without looking at what they were drawing.
03
to draw a shape around another so that it touches the inner shape at specific points without overlapping or cutting through it
Transitive: to circumscribe a geometric shape
Examples
The artist circumscribed a circle around the star to create a new design.
Lexical Tree
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