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circumscribe

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  1. limit                 
 
cir.cum.scribe \'s*r-k*m-.skri-b\ vt [L circumscribere, fr. circum- + 
   scribere to write, draw] 1a: to draw a line around  1b: to surround by a 
   boundary  2a: to constrict the range or activity of  2b: to define or mark 
   off carefully  3: to encircle (a geometrical figure) so as to touch at as 
   many points as  possible