circumscribe /ˈsɚkəmˌskraɪb/ verb circumscribes; circumscribed; circumscribing
circumscribes; circumscribed; circumscribing
Learner's definition of CIRCUMSCRIBE
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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 2
technical : to draw a shape around (another shape)使外接;使外切