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.

Enclosing, surrounding and immersing (Definition of circumscribed from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

verb (used with object) circumscribed, circumscribing to draw a line around; encircle. to circumscribe a city on a map. to enclose within bounds; limit or confine, especially narrowly.

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

to enclose within bounds; limit or confine, esp. narrowly Her social activities are circumscribed by school regulations

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Define circumscribed. circumscribed synonyms, circumscribed pronunciation, circumscribed translation, English dictionary definition of circumscribed. tr.v. cir·cum·scribed , …

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

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

The meaning of CIRCUMSCRIPTION is the act of circumscribing : the state of being circumscribed. How to use circumscription in a sentence.