Synonyms for circumscribe
ˈsɜr kəmˌskraɪb, ˌsɜr kəmˈskraɪbcir·cum·scribe

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1. circumscribe

   To restrain is to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force. Constrain is positive; restrain is negative; one is constrained to an action; he is restrained from an action. Constrain refers almost exclusively to moral force, restrain frequently to physical force, as when we speak of putting one under restraint. To restrain an action is to hold it partially or wholly in check, so that it is under pressure even while it acts; to restrict an action is to fix a limit or boundary which it may not pass, but within which it is free. To repress, literally to press back, is to hold in check, and perhaps only temporarily, that which is still very active; it is a feebler word than restrain; to suppress is finally and effectually to put down; suppress is a much stronger word than restrain; as, to suppress a rebellion. Compare ARREST; BIND; KEEP.

   Synonyms:
   abridge, bridle, check, confine, constrain, curb, hinder, hold, hold back, hold in, keep, keep back, keep down, keep in, keep under, repress, restrain, restrict, suppress, withhold

   Antonyms:
   aid, animate, arouse, emancipate, encourage, excite, free, impel, incite, let loose, release, set free

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1. circumscribe

   Synonyms:
   define, designate, delineate, limit, enclose, confine, restrict, fence

   Antonyms:
   expand, dilate, dissipate, disenclose, distend

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1. circumscribeverb

   draw a line around

   "He drew a circle around the points"

   Synonyms:
   confine, limit

2. limit, circumscribe, confineverb

   restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

   Synonyms:
   restrict, detain, hold in, trammel, set, restrain, confine, bound, throttle, hold, determine, define, specify, enclose, fix, limit

3. circumscribeverb

   to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect

   Synonyms:
   confine, limit

Matched Categories

1. • Draw
   • Geometry

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1. circumscribeverb

   Synonyms:
   bound, encircle, surround, enclose, confine, restrict, limit, keep within bounds

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1. List of paraphrases for "circumscribe":

   confine, restrict, delineate

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1. Hazel Blears:

   If all intelligence professionals are cut from the same cloth, sharing similar backgrounds and similar characteristics, then they are likely to share 'unacknowledged biases' which will circumscribe both the definition of problems and the search for solutions.