CIRCUMSCRIBING

Verb

circumscribing

present participle of circumscribe

Source: Wiktionary


CIRCUMSCRIBE

Cir`cum*scribe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circumscribed; p. pr. & vb. n. Circumscribing.] Etym: [L. circumscribere, -scriptum; circum + scribere to write, draw. See Soribe.]

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.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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