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Adjective circumscribed has 2 senses
  1. circumscribed, limited - subject to limits or subjected to limits
    Antonym: unrestricted (indirect, via restricted)
  2. circumscribed, delimited - showing or determining a boundary; "it is impossible to specify a clearly circumscribed (or delimited) area for any particular science"
    Antonyms: undefined, vague (indirect, via defined)
,Verb circumscribe has 3 senses
  1. circumscribe - draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"
    --1 is one way to     trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
    Derived form: noun circumscription1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. limit, circumscribe, confine - restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
    --2 is one way to decrease, lessen, minify
    Derived form: noun circumscription1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  3. circumscribe - to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
    --3 is one way to     trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
    Derived form: noun circumscription1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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