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单词 circumscribe
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Synonyms of 'circumscribe'

restrict, limit, define, confine
surround, bound, enclose, encompass
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(verb) 
Definition
to limit or restrict within certain boundaries
The monarch's powers are circumscribed by Parliament.
Synonyms
restrict
The fence would restrict public access.
limit
He limited payments on the country's foreign debt.
define
Armed forces were deployed to define military zones.
confine
She had largely confined her activities to the world of big business.
restrain
He grabbed my arm, partly to restrain me.
delineate
hem in
demarcate
The police demarcated the city into eighteen geographical divisions.
delimit
This is not meant to delimit what approaches social researchers can adopt.
straiten
(verb) 
Definition
to draw a geometric figure around (another figure) so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
Synonyms
surround
The church was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence.
bound
the trees that bounded the car park
enclose
The land was enclosed by an eight-foot wire fence.
encompass
Egypt is encompassed by the Mediterranean, Sudan, the Red Sea and Libya.
encircle
A forty-foot-high concrete wall encircles the jail.
mark off
environ

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bound
Definition
to form a boundary of
the trees that bounded the car park
Synonyms
surround,
confine,
enclose,
terminate,
encircle,
circumscribe,
hem in,
demarcate,
delimit
in the sense of confine
Definition
to restrict the free movement of
She had largely confined her activities to the world of big business.
Synonyms
restrict,
limit
in the sense of define
Definition
to show clearly the outline of
Armed forces were deployed to define military zones.
Synonyms
mark out,
outline,
limit,
bound,
delineate,
circumscribe,
demarcate,
delimit

Nearby words of
circumscribe

  • circulation
  • circumference
  • circumlocution
  • circumscribe
  • circumspect
  • circumspection
  • circumstance

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