circumscribe UK /ˈsɜː.kəm.skɹaɪb/US /ˈsɝ.kəm.skɹaɪb/ verb3 •To draw a line around; to encircle. •To limit narrowly; to restrict. •To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (a polyhedron, polygon, etc.) in its interior. formscircumscribed · circumscribing · circumscribes · circumscribeth · circumscribest