circumscribe

== English == === Etymology === From Latin circumscrībō, from circum (“around”) + scrībō (“write”). By surface analysis, circum- +‎ scribe. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɜː.kəm.skɹaɪb/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɝ.kəm.skɹaɪb/ Rhymes: -aɪb === Verb === circumscribe (third-person singular simple present circumscribes, present participle circumscribing, simple past and past participle circumscribed) To draw a line around; to encircle. To limit narrowly; to restrict. (geometry) To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (a polyhedron, polygon, etc.) in its interior. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== circumscribed circumscript circumscription ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Verb === circumscrībe second-person singular present active imperative of circumscrībō