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Circumscribe

🔄 Synonyms of "Circumscribe"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
limitnoun	A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
confineverb	(transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Circumscribe"

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Word	Definition
confineverb	(transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds.
limitverb	(transitive) To restrict; to circumscribe; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.
containverb	(transitive) To hold inside.
restrictverb	To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
curtailverb	(transitive) To shorten or abridge the duration of; to bring an end to; to truncate.
restrainverb	(transitive) To control or keep in check.
frameverb	(transitive) To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
narrowverb	(transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
delimitverb	(transitive, literal, figurative) To mark or fix the limits of.
demarcateverb	To mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit.
circumventverb	(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
apprehendverb	(transitive) To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
constrainverb	(transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
delineateverb	To describe or depict with words or gestures.
defineverb	To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
ring-fenceverb	Alternative form of ringfence. [(transitive) To guarantee the safety of funds or investment. In particular, to ensure some degree of distinction for monies, that may provide immunity against untoward financial claims.]
identifyverb	(transitive) To establish the identity of someone or something.
pinpointverb	(transitive) To identify or locate (someone or something) precisely or with great accuracy.
mentorverb	(transitive) To act as someone's mentor.
curbverb	(transitive) To check, restrain or control.