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circumscribe
What does circumscribe mean?
circumscribe (verb): to limit narrowly; to restrict.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use circumscribe in a sentence?
- Our actions are circumscribed by our biology, personality, and by the social and cultural context into which we are born. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce circumscribe?
/ˈsɝkəmskɹaɪb/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does circumscribe come from?
From Latin circumscrībō, from circum (“around”) + scrībō (“write”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “circumscribe” mean?
to move loosely back and forth
Not quite: that's what flap means.
be false to; be dishonest with
Not quite: that's what deceive means.
to limit narrowly; to restrict
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to fall apart; to disintegrate
Not quite: that's what crumble means.
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