circumscribe
Set boundaries for
Circumscribe means to draw a boundary around something, limiting or restricting it.
Laws circumscribe behavior; regulations circumscribe authority.
Her options were circumscribed by lack of funds.
In geometry, to circumscribe is to draw a figure around another so that they touch at as many points as possible: a circle circumscribed around a triangle.
Describe with precision
- specifyState in detail
- delimitFix the boundaries of
- demarcateFix limits or boundaries
- outlineSummary of key elements
characterize · stipulate · clarify · detail · articulate · bound · mark out · establish
To impose limits upon
- confineRestrict to boundaries
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- curtailTo cut short
- restrainLimit freedom of movement
inhibit · hamper · hinder · impede · bound · check · bridle · trammel
delineate
Describe with precision
outline · characterize · stipulate · clarify · detail · articulate · bound · mark out · establish · determine
restrict
To impose limits upon
restrain · inhibit · hamper · hinder · impede · bound · check · bridle · trammel · fetter
border
Outer edge or limit
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
confines · margin · frontier · verge · brink · threshold · fringe · rim · pale · ambit
circle
Curved closed shape
polygon · triangle · diameter · chord · tangent · construction · bisect · theorem · vertex · angle
circumscribed, circumscribing, circumscribes, circumscription