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Circumscribe \Cir`cum*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Circumscribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Circumscribing}.] [L.
circumscribere, -scriptum; circum scribere to write, draw.
See {Soribe}.]
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1. to write or engrave around. [R.]
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Thereon is circumscribed this epitaph. --Ashmole.
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2. To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround;
to bound; to confine; to restrain.
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To circumscribe royal power. --Bancroft.
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3. (Geom.) To draw a line around so as to touch at certain
points without cutting. See {Inscribe}, 5.

Syn: To bound; limit; restrict; confine; abridge; restrain;
environ; encircle; inclose; encompass.
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