circumscribe
UK/'sɜːkəmskraɪb/US/'sә:kәmskraib/
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To limit something or draw a boundary around it.
限制；在周围画界线
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedTo circumscribe is to write or draw around something; metaphorically, to set a boundary around what it can do.
Root script still carries 46 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.circumscribe one's authority限制某人的权力
Example Sentences
- 1.
The agreement circumscribed the powers of the committee.