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circumscribe

verbid 4618·updated Jun 3, 2026
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to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect

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Cognitive

Analyze78%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Variants

pasttense
circumscribed
presentparticiple
circumscribing
thirdpersonsingular
circumscribes
pastparticiple
circumscribed

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
to restrict or confine
§2
to draw a line around
§3
to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
DR-088 backfill from the verb definition column

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