circumscribing
Bounding on all sides
Circumscribing means drawing a boundary around something or limiting its scope.
In geometry, to circumscribe is to draw a figure around another so that they touch at certain points: a circle circumscribing a triangle.
More broadly, it means restricting or confining: Budget cuts are circumscribing what the agency can accomplish.
The word emphasizes limits imposed from outside.
Describe with precision
- demarcateFix limits or boundaries
- specifyState in detail
- determineEstablish through investigation
- establishCreate formally, permanently
set · fix · mark out · stake out · identify · designate · stipulate · clarify
Surround on all sides
- surroundEnclose on every side
- encloseShut in on all sides
- ringClosed curve shape
- girdleBody-shaping undergarment
encompass · border · encircle · perimeter · outline · frame · wrap around · loop
To impose limits upon
- constrainTo limit or restrict
- confineRestrict to boundaries
- boundSecured or destined
- delimitFix the boundaries of
curtail · narrow · cap · ceiling · quota · maximum · restrain · inhibit
delineate
Describe with precision
establish · set · fix · mark out · stake out · identify · designate · stipulate · clarify · pinpoint
encircle
Surround on all sides
girdle · encompass · border · encircle · perimeter · outline · frame · wrap around · loop · band
restrict
To impose limits upon
delimit · curtail · narrow · cap · ceiling · quota · maximum · restrain · inhibit · contain
circle
Curved closed shape
chord · tangent · compass · polygon · triangle · plane · construct · bisect · locus · vertex
partition
Barrier separating spaces
subdivide · zone · map · territory · boundary · area · region · sector · quarter · precinct
circumscribingfreeing
Releasing from confinement
liberating · releasing · unleashing · emancipating · unfettering
circumscribingexpanding
Growing in scope
extending · enlarging · broadening · widening · spreading
circumscribingempowering
Giving authority or confidence
enabling · authorizing · permitting · sanctioning · licensing
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