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circumscribe
Overview of verb circumscribe
The verb circumscribe has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) circumscribe -- (draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points")
2. (1) limit, circumscribe, confine -- (restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day")
3. circumscribe -- (to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect)
Antonyms of verb circumscribe
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb circumscribe
3 senses of circumscribe
Sense 1
circumscribe
=> trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
=> mark
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 2
limit, circumscribe, confine
=> decrease, lessen, minify
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 3
circumscribe
=> trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
=> mark
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb circumscribe
1 of 3 senses of circumscribe
Sense 2
limit, circumscribe, confine
=> hold down
=> number, keep down
=> cap
=> restrict, curtail, curb, cut back
=> demarcate, delimit, delimitate
=> content
=> ration
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb circumscribe
3 senses of circumscribe
Sense 1
circumscribe
=> trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
Sense 2
limit, circumscribe, confine
=> decrease, lessen, minify
Sense 3
circumscribe
=> trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
'Cause To' of verb circumscribe
Derived Forms of verb circumscribe
3 senses of circumscribe
Sense 1
circumscribe
RELATED TO>(noun) circumscription#1
=> circumscription
Sense 2
limit, circumscribe, confine
RELATED TO>(noun) circumscription#1
=> circumscription
Sense 3
circumscribe
RELATED TO>(noun) circumscription#1
=> circumscription
Domain of verb circumscribe
1 of 3 senses of circumscribe
Sense 3
circumscribe
TOPIC>(noun) geometry#1
Domain Terms of verb circumscribe
Familiarity of verb circumscribe
circumscribe used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb circumscribe
3 senses of circumscribe
Sense 1
circumscribe
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
limit, circumscribe, confine
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
circumscribe
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb circumscribe
3 senses of circumscribe
Sense 1
circumscribe
> trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
=> construct
=> inscribe
=> circumscribe
=> circumscribe
=> write
Sense 2
limit, circumscribe, confine
> decrease, lessen, minify
=> mitigate
=> pare, pare down
=> limit, circumscribe, confine
=> reduce, boil down, concentrate
=> shrink, reduce
=> abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> slake, abate, slack
=> turn down, lower, lour
=> de-escalate, weaken, step down
=> minimize, minimise
=> reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
=> cut
=> slack, slacken, slack up, relax
=> diminish, belittle
Sense 3
circumscribe
> trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
=> construct
=> inscribe
=> circumscribe
=> circumscribe
=> write
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb circumscribe
Sense 1
circumscribe
=> trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
Sense 3
circumscribe
=> trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
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Sense 2
limit, circumscribe, confine
=> decrease, lessen, minify
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Grep of verb circumscribe
circumscribe
Grep of adj circumscribe
circumscribed
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