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circumscribed

/ˈsɜː.kəm.skraɪbd/

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adjective

/ˈsɜː.kəm.skraɪbd/C1formal
  • ruОписывает что-то, что ограничено, стеснено или заключено в определённые рамки.

Describes something that is limited, restricted, or confined within certain boundaries.

  1. Limited or restrictedC1formal

    Restricted within certain limits; confined.

    ruОграниченный

    • His role in the project was circumscribed by the manager.
    • The scope of the investigation was circumscribed by legal constraints.
    • Her authority was circumscribed to only minor decisions.

    Synonymsboundedconfinedconstraineddelimitedlimitednarrowedrestricted

    Antonymsboundlessfreelimitlessopenunboundedunconfinedunlimitedunrestricted

  2. Surrounded or enclosedC2formal

    Drawn around or enclosed within a boundary.

    ruОграниченный

    • The garden was circumscribed by a high stone wall.
    • The ancient city was circumscribed by a defensive moat.
    • The property is circumscribed by a fence on all sides.

    Synonymsboundedencircledenclosedringedsurrounded

Forms
  • more circumscribed comparative form
  • most circumscribed superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

circumscribe/ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪb/C2formal
  • ruГлагол, означающий ограничивать или сдерживать что-либо в определённых границах, или описывать геометрическую фигуру вокруг другой.

A verb meaning to restrict or limit something within certain boundaries, or to draw a geometric figure around another.

  1. Restrict or limitC1formal

    To limit something within certain boundaries or constraints.

    ruОграничивать

    • The new law circumscribes the powers of the president.
    • His activities were circumscribed by his strict schedule.
    • The budget circumscribes what we can spend on the project.

    Synonymsboundcapconfinecontrolcurbdelimithem inlimitrestrainrestrict

    Antonymsexpandfreeliberate

  2. C2formal

    To draw a line around something; to mark the boundaries of an area.

    ruОчертить

    • The surveyor circumscribed the property with a red line.
    • The ancient city was circumscribed by a high wall.
    • He circumscribed the circle with a compass.

    Synonymsboundcircledelimitdemarcateencircleoutlineringsurround

    Antonymscenterfocus

Forms
  • circumscribed past participle
  • circumscribed past simple
  • circumscribing present participle
  • circumscribes third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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