circumscribev.

/səːkəmˈskrʌɪb/

Etymology: < Latin circumscrībĕre to draw a line round, encompass, limit, confine, etc., < circum around + scrībĕre to make lines, write. Compare earlier circumscrive v.

a. transitive. To draw a line round; to encompass with (or as with) a bounding line, to form the boundary of, to bound.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > bound or form boundary of [verb (transitive)] > enclose as a boundary

circumscribe1578

conscribe1588

inbound1600

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 9 The bones of the temples..are equally circumscribed with scalie Agglutinations.

1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Circumscribe, to compasse about with a line.

1753 W. Hogarth Anal. Beauty vii. 37 The straight line and the circular line..bound and circumscribe all visible objects.

1823 J. Rutter Delineations of Fonthill 48 The rich and glorious landscape, circumscribed by no common horizon.

b. To encompass (without a line), to encircle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > surround or lie around [verb (transitive)]

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beclipc1000

begoc1000

belieOE

bestandc1000

to go about ——OE

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befallc1275

berunc1275

girdc1290

bihalvena1300

umlapa1300

umlaya1300

umlouka1300

umbegoc1300

belayc1320

halsea1340

enclose1340

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embracec1360

betrendc1374

circlec1374

umbecasta1375

to give about1382

environa1393

umbeclipa1395

compassa1400

encircle?a1400

enourle?a1400

umbegivea1400

umbeseta1400

umbeliec1400

umbetighc1400

enroundc1420

measurec1425

umbsteadc1450

adviron?1473

purprise1481

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girtha1500

overgirda1500

engirt15..

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round?a1513

brace1513

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becompass1520

circuea1533

girtc1540

umbsetc1540

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encompass1555

circulate?a1560

ingyre1568

to do about1571

engird1573

circumdate1578

succinge1578

employ1579

circuate1581

girdle1582

wheel1582

circumgyre1583

enring1589

ringa1592

embail1593

enfold1596

invier1596

stem1596

circumcingle1599

ingert1599

engirdle1602

circulize1603

circumscribe1605

begirt1608

to go round1610

enwheela1616

surround1616

shingle1621

encirculize1624

circumviron1632

beround1643

orba1644

circumference1646

becircle1648

incircuitc1650

circumcinge1657

circumtend1684

besiege1686

cincture1789

zone1795

cravat1814

encincture1820

circumvent1824

begirdle1837

perambulate1863

cordon1891

1605 B. Jonson Sejanus v. i. 722 They, that..throng'd to circumscribe him.

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. 81 Old Simeon did comprehend and circumscribe in his armes him that filled all the world.

a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry IV cclix, in Poems (1878) IV. 65 The Little World thus Circumscribes a Nation.

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 184 I was alone, circumscrib'd by the..Ocean.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 63 That collection of air..circumscribing the earth, is..the atmosphere.

a. To mark out or lay down the limits of; to enclose within limits, limit, bound, confine (usually figurative); esp. to confine within narrow limits, to restrict the free or extended action of, to hem in, restrain, abridge.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > restrict or limit [verb (transitive)]

thringc1250

restrain1384

bound1393

abounda1398

limita1398

pincha1450

pin?a1475

prescribec1485

define1513

coarcta1529

circumscribe1529

restrict1535

conclude1548

limitate1563

stint1567

chamber1568

contract1570

crampern1577

contain1578

finish1587

pound1589

confine1597

terminate1602

noosec1604

border1608

constrain1614

coarctate1624

butta1631

to fasten down1694

crimp1747

bourn1807

to box in1845

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > restrict or limit [verb (transitive)]

thringc1250

circumscrivec1374

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circumscribe1529

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finish1587

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confine1597

border1608

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constrain1614

coarctate1624

butta1631

prescribe1688

pin1738

1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i, in Wks. 121/2 He is not comprehensyble nor circumscribed no where.

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. iii. 22 Therefore must his choise be circumscribd .

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 471. ¶5 Who can imagine that the Existence of a Creature is to be circumscribed by Time..whose Thoughts are not?

1835 I. Taylor Spiritual Despotism §3. 94 Everything was..circumscribed and fixed in their theology.

1874 J. S. Blackie On Self-culture 67 A man..should not circumscribe his activity by any inflexible fence of rigid rules.

b. To mark off, to define logically.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > modify, qualify [verb (transitive)] > act as condition, limit

determinea1513

strait1633

conditionate1646

condition1829

circumscribe1846

1846 J. S. Mill Syst. Logic (ed. 2) Introd. §1 The most correct..mode of circumscribing them by a general description.

1855 A. Bain Senses & Intellect i. iii. 249 The Appetites commonly recognised..are circumscribed by the following property.

a. Geometry. To describe (a figure) about another figure so as to touch it at certain points or parts without cutting it.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > manipulate shapes or figures [verb (transitive)] > draw or form boundary of

descrivec1392

describe1559

circumscribe1570

contain1570

inscribe1570

conscribe1704

1570 H. Billingsley in tr. Euclid Elements Geom. iv. Introd. f. 110 How a triangle..may be circumscribed about a circle.

1571 T. Digges in L. Digges's Geom. Pract.: Pantometria xxiii. sig. E e Tetraedron may be conteyned or circumscribed of all the other foure regular bodies.

1660 tr. I. Barrow Euclide's Elements iv. 77 All the sides of the figure which is circumscribed touch the periphery of the circle.

1840 D. Lardner Treat. Geom. 87 The circle is..inscribed in the polygon, and the polygon is circumscribed around the circle.

1885 C. Leudesdorf tr. L. Cremona Elements Projective Geom. 141 So as to form a (simple) quadrilateral circumscribed to the conic.

b. With the figure so described as subject of the verb.

ΚΠ

1827 O. Gregory Hutton's Course Math. (ed. 9) I. 285 A right-lined figure Circumscribes a circle, or the circle is Inscribed in it.

1840 D. Lardner Treat. Geom. 231 A regular tetraedron circumscribing the octaedron.

†4.

a. To write or inscribe around (a coin, etc., with an inscription, or an inscription on or about a coin, etc.). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [verb (transitive)] > around

circumscribe1614

1614 J. Selden Titles of Honor 145 An old coin..circumscribed thus ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ ΒΑΙΛΕΩ.

a1692 E. Ashmole Hist. & Antiq. Berks. I. 180 (T.) The Verge..is also lined with brass, and thereon is circumscribed this epitaph.

b. To join in signing a ‘round-robin’. See circumscriber n.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	circumscribe
释义	circumscribev. /səːkəmˈskrʌɪb/ Etymology: < Latin circumscrībĕre to draw a line round, encompass, limit, confine, etc., < circum around + scrībĕre to make lines, write. Compare earlier circumscrive v. 1. a. transitive. To draw a line round; to encompass with (or as with) a bounding line, to form the boundary of, to bound. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > bound or form boundary of [verb (transitive)] > enclose as a boundary circumscribe1578 conscribe1588 inbound1600 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 9 The bones of the temples..are equally circumscribed with scalie Agglutinations. 1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Circumscribe, to compasse about with a line. 1753 W. Hogarth Anal. Beauty vii. 37 The straight line and the circular line..bound and circumscribe all visible objects. 1823 J. Rutter Delineations of Fonthill 48 The rich and glorious landscape, circumscribed by no common horizon. b. To encompass (without a line), to encircle. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > surround or lie around [verb (transitive)] befong971 beclipc1000 begoc1000 belieOE bestandc1000 to go about ——OE umbegangc1200 behema1250 befallc1275 berunc1275 girdc1290 bihalvena1300 umlapa1300 umlaya1300 umlouka1300 umbegoc1300 belayc1320 halsea1340 enclose1340 umbelapa1350 embracec1360 betrendc1374 circlec1374 umbecasta1375 to give about1382 environa1393 umbeclipa1395 compassa1400 encircle?a1400 enourle?a1400 umbegivea1400 umbeseta1400 umbeliec1400 umbetighc1400 enroundc1420 measurec1425 umbsteadc1450 adviron?1473 purprise1481 umbeviron1489 belta1500 girtha1500 overgirda1500 engirt15.. envirea1513 round?a1513 brace1513 umbereach1513 becompass1520 circuea1533 girtc1540 umbsetc1540 circule1553 encompass1555 circulate?a1560 ingyre1568 to do about1571 engird1573 circumdate1578 succinge1578 employ1579 circuate1581 girdle1582 wheel1582 circumgyre1583 enring1589 ringa1592 embail1593 enfold1596 invier1596 stem1596 circumcingle1599 ingert1599 engirdle1602 circulize1603 circumscribe1605 begirt1608 to go round1610 enwheela1616 surround1616 shingle1621 encirculize1624 circumviron1632 beround1643 orba1644 circumference1646 becircle1648 incircuitc1650 circumcinge1657 circumtend1684 besiege1686 cincture1789 zone1795 cravat1814 encincture1820 circumvent1824 begirdle1837 perambulate1863 cordon1891 1605 B. Jonson Sejanus v. i. 722 They, that..throng'd to circumscribe him. View more context for this quotation 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. 81 Old Simeon did comprehend and circumscribe in his armes him that filled all the world. a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry IV cclix, in Poems (1878) IV. 65 The Little World thus Circumscribes a Nation. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 184 I was alone, circumscrib'd by the..Ocean. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 63 That collection of air..circumscribing the earth, is..the atmosphere. 2. a. To mark out or lay down the limits of; to enclose within limits, limit, bound, confine (usually figurative); esp. to confine within narrow limits, to restrict the free or extended action of, to hem in, restrain, abridge. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > restrict or limit [verb (transitive)] thringc1250 restrain1384 bound1393 abounda1398 limita1398 pincha1450 pin?a1475 prescribec1485 define1513 coarcta1529 circumscribe1529 restrict1535 conclude1548 limitate1563 stint1567 chamber1568 contract1570 crampern1577 contain1578 finish1587 pound1589 confine1597 terminate1602 noosec1604 border1608 constrain1614 coarctate1624 butta1631 to fasten down1694 crimp1747 bourn1807 to box in1845 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > restrict or limit [verb (transitive)] thringc1250 circumscrivec1374 arta1382 bound1393 limita1398 restrainc1405 pincha1450 restringe1525 coarcta1529 circumscribe1529 restrict1535 conclude1548 narrow?1548 limitate1563 stint1567 chamber1568 contract1570 crampern1577 contain1578 finish1587 conscribe1588 pound1589 confine1597 border1608 circumcise1613 constrain1614 coarctate1624 butta1631 prescribe1688 pin1738 1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i, in Wks. 121/2 He is not comprehensyble nor circumscribed no where. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. iii. 22 Therefore must his choise be circumscribd . View more context for this quotation 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 471. ¶5 Who can imagine that the Existence of a Creature is to be circumscribed by Time..whose Thoughts are not? 1835 I. Taylor Spiritual Despotism §3. 94 Everything was..circumscribed and fixed in their theology. 1874 J. S. Blackie On Self-culture 67 A man..should not circumscribe his activity by any inflexible fence of rigid rules. b. To mark off, to define logically. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > modify, qualify [verb (transitive)] > act as condition, limit determinea1513 strait1633 conditionate1646 condition1829 circumscribe1846 1846 J. S. Mill Syst. Logic (ed. 2) Introd. §1 The most correct..mode of circumscribing them by a general description. 1855 A. Bain Senses & Intellect i. iii. 249 The Appetites commonly recognised..are circumscribed by the following property. 3. a. Geometry. To describe (a figure) about another figure so as to touch it at certain points or parts without cutting it. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > manipulate shapes or figures [verb (transitive)] > draw or form boundary of descrivec1392 describe1559 circumscribe1570 contain1570 inscribe1570 conscribe1704 1570 H. Billingsley in tr. Euclid Elements Geom. iv. Introd. f. 110 How a triangle..may be circumscribed about a circle. 1571 T. Digges in L. Digges's Geom. Pract.: Pantometria xxiii. sig. E e Tetraedron may be conteyned or circumscribed of all the other foure regular bodies. 1660 tr. I. Barrow Euclide's Elements iv. 77 All the sides of the figure which is circumscribed touch the periphery of the circle. 1840 D. Lardner Treat. Geom. 87 The circle is..inscribed in the polygon, and the polygon is circumscribed around the circle. 1885 C. Leudesdorf tr. L. Cremona Elements Projective Geom. 141 So as to form a (simple) quadrilateral circumscribed to the conic. b. With the figure so described as subject of the verb. ΚΠ 1827 O. Gregory Hutton's Course Math. (ed. 9) I. 285 A right-lined figure Circumscribes a circle, or the circle is Inscribed in it. 1840 D. Lardner Treat. Geom. 231 A regular tetraedron circumscribing the octaedron. †4. a. To write or inscribe around (a coin, etc., with an inscription, or an inscription on or about a coin, etc.). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [verb (transitive)] > around circumscribe1614 1614 J. Selden Titles of Honor 145 An old coin..circumscribed thus ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ ΒΑΙΛΕΩ. a1692 E. Ashmole Hist. & Antiq. Berks. I. 180 (T.) The Verge..is also lined with brass, and thereon is circumscribed this epitaph. b. To join in signing a ‘round-robin’. See circumscriber n. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < v.1529
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