circumscribe
I
(define) verb
border, circumscribere, definire, delimit, delineate, demarcate, demark, determine, distinguish, establish, outline
II
(surround by boundary) verb
begird, belt, border, bound, circuit, circumvallate, cloister, close around, close in, compass, confine, contain, contour, delineate, determine boundaries, edge, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, engird, ensphere, envelop, fence in, fix bounds, fix limits, form a circle round, frame, gird, girdle, hedge in, hem in, include, keep in, mark off, mark out, outline, shut in, surround
III
index
bar (exclude), comprehend (include), confine, constrain (imprison), delimit, delineate, demarcate, detain (restrain), deter, disadvantage, embrace (encircle), enclose, encompass (surround), envelop, hedge, impede, imprison, include, limit, obstruct, palliate (abate), prohibit, proscribe (prohibit), restrict, specify
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006