The difference between Circumscribe and Restrict

When used as verbs, circumscribe means to draw a line around, whereas restrict means to restrain within boundaries.


Restrict is also adjective with the meaning: restricted.

check bellow for the other definitions of Circumscribe and Restrict

  1. Circumscribe as a verb:

    To draw a line around; to encircle.

  2. Circumscribe as a verb:

    To limit narrowly; to restrict.

  3. Circumscribe as a verb (geometry):

    To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (a polyhedron, polygon, etc.) in its interior.

  1. Restrict as a verb:

    To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine

    Examples:

    "After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt."

  2. Restrict as a verb (specifically, mathematics):

    To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.

    Examples:

    "If we restrict sine to <math>[-\frac\pi2,\frac\pi2]</math>, we can define its inverse."

  1. Restrict as an adjective (obsolete):

    Restricted.