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Summary

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circumscribe:
- Wiktionary:
  circumscribe → circonscrire, limiter
- Synonyms for "circumscribe":
  trace; draw; line; describe; delineate
  limit; confine; decrease; lessen; minify

English

Detailed Translations for circumscribe from English to French

circumscribe:

Translation Matrix for circumscribe:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	confine; limit
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	curtail; limit; restrict

Synonyms for "circumscribe":

trace; draw; line; describe; delineate
limit; confine; decrease; lessen; minify

Related Definitions for "circumscribe":

restrict or confine,¹
draw a line around¹
to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect¹

Wiktionary Translations for circumscribe:

circumscribe

verb

to draw a circle, sphere, or higher-dimensional ball
- circumscribe → circonscrire
to limit narrowly; restrict
- circumscribe → circonscrire
to draw a line around; encircle
- circumscribe → circonscrire

circumscribe

verb

Servir de ligne de démarcation à un terrain, à un pays.
- limiter → confine; limit; restrict; constrain; constrict; curtail; stint; abridge; circumscribe

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University