circoscrivere
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin circumscrībere, from circum (“around”) + scrībō (“to write”) (compare scrivere).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
circoscrìvere (first-person singular present circoscrìvo, first-person singular past historic circoscrìssi, past participle circoscrìtto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- (transitive) to circumscribe, encompass
- (transitive) to mark out
- (transitive) to contain, confine
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of circoscrìvere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)