Circumscribe

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. to write or engare around. [R.] Thereon is circumscribed this epitaph. Ashmole.

2. To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround; to bound; to confine; to restrain. To circumscribe royal power. Bancroft.

3. To draw a line around si as to touch at certain points without cutting. See Inscribe, 5.

Synonyms: bound; limit; restrict; confine; abridge; restrain; environ; encircle; inclose; encompass.