circumscribe

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(cir-cum-scribe) 3 syllables

Definition

verb. to limit or restrict something within boundaries.

Example Sentence

The teacher asked him to circumscribe Chicago on the map.

More Example Sentences

They had to circumscribe their project ideas.

Synonyms

restrict; confine; limit

Antonyms

expand; enlarge; release

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Rhymes

  • bribe
  • cyb
  • geib
  • gibe
  • jibe
  • scheib
  • scheibe
  • scribe
  • streib
  • tribe
  • vibe

  • ascribe
  • describe
  • imbibe
  • inscribe
  • prescribe
  • proscribe
  • subscribe
  • transcribe
  • xscribe

  • circumscribe
  • miniscribe
  • unsubscribe

  • oversubscribe
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