GRE vocabulary
Circumscribe
To restrict (something) within limits; to define the boundaries of.
Example
"The new regulations will circumscribe the powers of local authorities, limiting their autonomy."
Etymology
From Latin 'circumscribere' (to draw a line around, limit), from 'circum-' (around) + 'scribere' (to write).
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