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circumscribe
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
circumscribes; circumscribed; circumscribing
circumscribes; circumscribed; circumscribing
Learner's definition of CIRCUMSCRIBE
[+ object]
1
formal : to limit the size or amount of (something)限制；约束— usually used as (be) circumscribed通常用作(be) circumscribed
- His role as president was carefully circumscribed by the board.他的总裁权力受到董事会的严格约束。
- plants that are found only in a circumscribed [=limited] area只能在有限区域找到的植物
2
technical : to draw a shape around (another shape)使外接；使外切
- The circle is circumscribed by a square.这个圆被一个正方形外切。
circumscribe
verb
cir·cum·scribe ˈsər-kəm-ˌskrīb 
circumscribed; circumscribing; circumscribes
Did you know?
Circumscribe has a lot of relatives in English. Its Latin predecessor circumscribere (which roughly translates as "to draw a circle around") derives from circum-, meaning "circle," and scribere, meaning "to write or draw." Among the many descendants of circum- are circuit, circumference, circumnavigate, circumspect, circumstance, and circumvent. Scribere gave us such words as scribe and scribble, as well as ascribe, describe, and transcribe, among others. Circumscribe was first recorded in the 15th century; it was originally spelled circumscrive, but by the end of the century the circumscribe spelling had also appeared.
Example Sentences
The circle is circumscribed by a square. circumscribed his enthusiasm so as not to make the losing side feel worse
Recent Examples on the Web Since January of last year, 42 states have introduced bills or taken other action that would circumscribe teaching on these sensitive subjects, according to a database maintained by Education Week. 
Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2022 This record is unsurprising given the Supreme Court’s 1980 opinion in Industrial Union Dept. AFL-CIO v. American Petroleum Institute, which held that Congress originally intended to narrowly circumscribe the authority to issue ETSs. Joel Zinberg, National Review, 14 Sep. 2021 All those very much circumscribe their ability to thrive. Karin Wulf, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2021 Still, the careful effort to circumscribe the retaliatory operation risks leaving the impression that Biden opted for a political strike rather than a substantive punishment. Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 26 Feb. 2021 This is the effect of her books, too, in which vast, inhuman forces circumscribe her characters’ most personal experiences. Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2020 SuperBalls became the darlings of physics professors, who took them to classes and circumscribed their bounces in equations and matrices at just the moment when cheap Zectron knockoffs were hitting gumball machines worldwide. New York Times, 3 Apr. 2020 Contempt for Congress flourishes alongside an increasingly common belief among both Republicans and Democrats that the presidency is the main engine of government, rather than an office whose power was deliberately circumscribed by the Constitution. Fergus M. Bordewich, Time, 21 Feb. 2020 The election results will also affect the make-up of the committees, tightly circumscribed by Beijing, which every five years choose the chief executive. The Economist, 21 Nov. 2019 See More
Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2022 This record is unsurprising given the Supreme Court’s 1980 opinion in Industrial Union Dept. AFL-CIO v. American Petroleum Institute, which held that Congress originally intended to narrowly circumscribe the authority to issue ETSs. Joel Zinberg, National Review, 14 Sep. 2021 All those very much circumscribe their ability to thrive. Karin Wulf, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2021 Still, the careful effort to circumscribe the retaliatory operation risks leaving the impression that Biden opted for a political strike rather than a substantive punishment. Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 26 Feb. 2021 This is the effect of her books, too, in which vast, inhuman forces circumscribe her characters’ most personal experiences. Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2020 SuperBalls became the darlings of physics professors, who took them to classes and circumscribed their bounces in equations and matrices at just the moment when cheap Zectron knockoffs were hitting gumball machines worldwide. New York Times, 3 Apr. 2020 Contempt for Congress flourishes alongside an increasingly common belief among both Republicans and Democrats that the presidency is the main engine of government, rather than an office whose power was deliberately circumscribed by the Constitution. Fergus M. Bordewich, Time, 21 Feb. 2020 The election results will also affect the make-up of the committees, tightly circumscribed by Beijing, which every five years choose the chief executive. The Economist, 21 Nov. 2019 See More 👨🏻🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
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