cir·cum·scribe 
(sûrkəm-skrīb′)
(sûrkəm-skrīb′)tr.v. cir·cum·scribed, cir·cum·scrib·ing, cir·cum·scribes
1. To draw a line around; encircle.
2.
a. To form or mark the limits of; delineate: The hedge circumscribes the property.
b. To limit narrowly; restrict: Their plans were circumscribed by a lack of money. See Synonyms at limit.
3.
a. To enclose (a polygon or polyhedron) within a configuration of lines, curves, or surfaces so that every vertex of the enclosed object is incident on the enclosing configuration.
b. To erect (such a configuration) around a polygon or polyhedron: circumscribe a circle around a square.
[Middle English circumscriben, from Latin circumscrībere : circum-, circum- + scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
cir′cum·scriba·ble adj.
- take down
- takedown
- take down a peg
- take down the garden path
- consult
- consultancy
- consultant
- consultantship
- consultation
- consultative
- consultatory
- consulter
- consultive
- consultor
- consumable
- consume
- consumedly
- consumer
- consumer credit
- consumer goods
- consumerism
- consumerist
- consumeristic
- consumer price index
- consumership