circumscribe
verb
[ ˈsəːkəmskrʌɪb ]
• restrict (something) within limits.
• "the minister's powers are circumscribed both by tradition and the organization of local government"
Similar:
restrict,
limit,
set/impose limits on,
keep within bounds,
delimit,
curb,
confine,
bound,
restrain,
regulate,
control,
• draw (a figure) round another, touching it at points but not cutting it.
• "if a hexagon is circumscribed about a circle the lines joining opposite vertices meet in one point"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin circumscribere, from circum ‘around’ + scribere ‘write’.
