To circumscribe something is to limit its size, activity, or range, but the range of influence of the Latin ancestors of circumscribe knows no bounds.

If you circumscribe a triangle, square, etc., you draw a circle that surrounds it and touches each of its corners.

To draw a figure around another figure so as to touch as many points as possible. A circle that is circumscribed around a triangle touches it at each of the triangle's three vertices. The …

Nov 16, 2025 · circumscribe (third-person singular simple present circumscribes, present participle circumscribing, simple past and past participle circumscribed) To draw a line around; …

CIRCUMSCRIBE definition: to draw a line around; encircle. See examples of circumscribe used in a sentence.

As traditionally circumscribed, it consists of 36 genera and about 300 species.

Definition of circumscribe verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.