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circumscribe

verb /sɜrkəmskraɪb/ 3 syllables 12 letters Scrabble 22 WWF 28
Definitions
verb

restrict or confine within limits

“our actions are circumscribed by our biology, personality, and by the social and cultural context into which we are born”

verb

draw a line around

verb

to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect

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