circumscribe
/,sɜrkəm'skraɪb/
verb
12 letters3 syllables22 points in Scrabble®28 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
VERB
1
Restrict or confine within limits.
“our actions are circumscribed by our biology, personality, and by the social and cultural context into which we are born”
2
Draw a line around.
3
To draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect.
WORD FORMS
Related formcircumscription
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®22 points
Words With Friends®28 points
Double word44 points
Triple word66 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinircumscribecay
Starts & ends withC … E
Syllablescir · cum · scribe
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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