circumscribe

/sˌɝkəmskɹˈaɪb/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. draw a line around
   “He drew a circle around the points”
2. restrict or confine within limits
   “I limit you to two visits to the pub a day”
3. to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect

Synonyms for circumscribe

• limit
• confine to

Words that rhyme with circumscribe

• inscribe
• scribe
• subscribe
• transcribe
• describe
• imbibe
• tribe
• gibe
• jibe
• prescribe
• bribe
• ascribe
• diatribe
• proscribe
• vibe
• cyb
• geib
• miniscribe
• oversubscribe
• scheib
• scheibe
• streib
• unsubscribe
• xscribe