Circumscribe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

draw a line around

restrict or confine,

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪptəkˌʌmɜːʃəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪshˈabɪtʃˌuːeɪtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪshˈabɪtʃˌuːeɪtɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪptəkˌʌmɜːʃəl/.

Examples

He drew a circle around the points
I limit you to two visits to the pub a day

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

confine limit

Parts of Speech

verb	draw a line around “He drew a circle around the points”
verb	restrict or confine, “I limit you to two visits to the pub a day”
verb	to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect

Word Forms

circumscription	noun	the act of circumscribing
limit	noun	the greatest possible degree of something
limitation	noun	(law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

umschreiben

Zeichne eine Linie herum

🇫🇷French

limiter

tracer une ligne autour

🇪🇸Spanish

circunscribir

trazar una línea alrededor

🇮🇹Italian

circoscrivere

traccia una linea attorno

🇳🇱Dutch

omschrijven

trek er een lijn omheen

🇵🇹Portuguese

circunscrever

desenhe uma linha ao redor

🇷🇺Russian

ограничивать

провести линию вокруг

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिबंध लगाना

चारों ओर एक रेखा खींचो

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিধি করা

চারপাশে একটি লাইন আঁকুন

🇮🇳Tamil

சுற்றம்

சுற்றி ஒரு கோடு வரையவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

చుట్టుముట్టండి

చుట్టూ గీత గీయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

परिक्रमा

आजूबाजूला एक रेषा काढा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘેરાવો

આસપાસ એક રેખા દોરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುತ್ತುವರಿಸು

ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ರೇಖೆಯನ್ನು ಎಳೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചുറ്റുക

ചുറ്റും ഒരു വര വരയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੇਰਾਬੰਦੀ

ਦੁਆਲੇ ਇੱਕ ਲਾਈਨ ਖਿੱਚੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

طواف کرنا

ارد گرد ایک لکیر کھینچیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

限制

画一条线

🇯🇵Japanese

外接する

周りに線を引く

🇰🇷Korean

경계를 정하다

주위에 선을 그어라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giới hạn

vẽ một đường xung quanh

🇹🇭Thai

จำกัดขอบเขต

ลากเส้นไปรอบๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

membatasi

menggambar garis di sekelilingnya

🇲🇾Malay

mengehadkan

lukis garisan di sekeliling

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقييد

رسم خط حولها

🇮🇷Persian

محدود کردن

دورتادور خط بکش

🇹🇷Turkish

sınırlamak

etrafına bir çizgi çiz

🇮🇱Hebrew

להגדיר

לצייר קו מסביב

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What is the primary definition of the word 'circumscribe'?

The primary meaning of 'circumscribe' is 'draw a line around'.

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Using 'circumscribe' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'circumscribe' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'circumscribe' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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