✍️circumscribe

verb
/ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪb/

Meaning

to limit or restrict something within boundaries

Example Sentences

The rules circumscribe the powers of the committee.

Synonyms

restrict, limit, confine, constrain, bound

Antonyms

free, liberate, expand

Collocations

circumscribe rights, circumscribe powers, tightly circumscribed

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