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C/Circumscribe
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Circumscribe

To draw a line around; to enclose or surround; or to confine within defined bounds.

verb
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Imagine This

The teacher punished the naughty student by drawing a circle in the playground, and instructed him to confine (stay) inside the circle for one hour after school.

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Sounds Like

SUR-kum-SKRAHYB

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Looks Like

circum-scribe (circum + scribe); resembles the compound of circum- meaning around and scribe meaning to write

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Remember This

Circ- relates to circle; circumscribe shares roots with circumference and circumnavigate, all meaning around or enclosing.

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Other Forms

circumscribeverb
circumscribedverb
circumscribingverb
circumscribesverb
circumscriptionnoun
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Connect With

enclose, surround, bound, restrict

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Note

Be careful not to confuse circumscribe with circumcise (unrelated) or circumnavigate (to go around). Circumscribe means to draw a boundary around or to confine within limits.

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