circumscribe
VERB
/,sɜrkəm'skraɪb/
12 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
circumscribe is a valid 12-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3I1R1C3U1M3S1C3R1I1B3E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING
What does circumscribe mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
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”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
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2
Draw a line around.
BROADER
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3
To draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect.
BROADER
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