Circumscribes

/ˌsɪɹkəmˈskɹaɪbz/ verb

Definition

Third-person singular present tense of circumscribe; draws a boundary around or restricts within limits.

Etymology

From Latin circumscribere, third-person singular. Combines circum- (around) + scribere (to write).

Kelly Says

When a law circumscribes your rights, it's like drawing a fence around your freedom—you can move, but only within that fence.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
pa-o
ARالعربية
يحيط
yi-ḥi-y
BNবাংলা
বৃহৎ করে
brih-at kore
CACatalà
envolta
en-vol-ta
CSČeština
obkruhuje
ob-kru-hu-je
DADansk
omkranser
om-krän-ser
DEDeutsch
umschließt
oom-shlyesst
ELΕλληνικά
περιλαμβάνει
peri-lamb-an-ee
ESEspañol
circunscribe
sir-kún-scrib
FAفارسی
دور
door
FISuomi
piiritää
pee-ri-taa
FRFrançais
circonstance
sir-kohn-stahnce
GUGU
વ્યાપ્ત કરે
vyaapt kare
HAHA
girma
gir-ma
HEעברית
מקיף
me-ki-f
HIहिन्दी
परिसीमित करना
pari-si-mit karna
HUMagyar
körbeveszi
kör-be-ves-zi
IDBahasa Indonesia
melingkupi
me-ling-koo-pi
IGIG
gbuo
g-bwo
ITItaliano
circoscrive
sir-koh-skree-veh
JA日本語
囲む
kaomu
KKKK
жауап
zhau-ap
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ
bra-p-pon
KO한국어
둘러싸다
dul-lo-ssa-da
MRMR
व्यापी करणे
vya-pee kar-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
melingkupi
me-ling-koo-pi
MYမြန်မာ
ပတ်
pat
NLNederlands
omschrijft
om-schryft
NONorsk
omgirder
om-gir-der
PAPA
ਘेर
gher
PLPolski
określa
ok-re-sła
PTPortuguês
circunscreve
sir-kuns-kreh-veh
RORomână
înconjoară
in-kon-jo-ar-ă
RUРусский
окружает
okru-zhay-et
SVSvenska
omgeräddar
om-geh-ra-ddar
SWKiswahili
zunguka
zun-goo-ka
TAதமிழ்
கூட்டுக
koo-ttu-ku
TEతెలుగు
కూర్చో
koor-cho
THไทย
ล้อมรอบ
lom rop
TLTL
palibutan
pa-li-boo-tan
TRTürkçe
çevrelemek
cheh-vuh-leh-mek
UKУкраїнська
окружує
okru-zhu-ye
URاردو
غیر
ghair
VITiếng Việt
vây quanh
vay kwahng
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
包围
bāo wéi
ZUZU
ngezwe
ngeh-zweh

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