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   circumscribe

   /ˈsəːkəmskrʌɪb/

   verb

   • 1. restrict (something) within limits: "the minister's powers are circumscribed both by tradition and the organization of local government"
   • 2. draw (a figure) round another, touching it at points but not cutting it: "if a hexagon is circumscribed about a circle the lines joining opposite vertices meet in one point"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin circumscribere, from circum ‘around’ + scribere ‘write’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. circumscribable adjective
   • 2. circumscriber noun

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