Circumscribe
Pronunciation : Cir`cum*scribe"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. circumscribere, -scriptum; circum + scribere to write, draw. See Soribe.]
Definition : 1. to write or engare around. [R.] Thereon is circumscribed this epitaph. Ashmole.
2. To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround; to bound; to confine; to restrain. To circumscribe royal power. Bancroft.
3. (Geom.)
Defn: To draw a line around si as to touch at certain points without cutting. See Inscribe, 5.
Syn. -- To bound; limit; restrict; confine; abridge; restrain; environ; encircle; inclose; encompass.
t. [imp. & p. p. Circumscribed; p. pr. & vb. n. Circumscribing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913