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circumscribeverb to set bounds or an upper limit forcircumscribed his enthusiasm so as not to make the losing side feel worse cap, confine, hold down, limit, restrict bar, block, hamper, hinder, impede, obstructconstrict, contract, lessen, narrow, pinch, squeeze, tightenquell, repress, suppressnumbermodify, qualify exceed broaden, expand, widenoverextend, overreach to mark the limits ofLake Michigan circumscribes the city of Chicago on the east bound, define, delimit, demarcate, demark, limit, mark (off), terminate control, determine, governdelineate, describe limit, restrict, circumscribe, confine mean to set bounds for.limit implies setting a point or line (as in time, space, speed, or degree) beyond which something cannot or is not permitted to go.visits are limited to 30 minutes restrict suggests a narrowing or tightening or restraining within or as if within an encircling boundary.laws intended to restrict the freedom of the press circumscribe stresses a restriction on all sides and by clearly defined boundaries.the work of the investigating committee was carefully circumscribed confine suggests severe restraint and a resulting cramping, fettering, or hampering.our choices were confined by finances in the 14th century |