Hyphenation of circumscribe

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word circumscribe? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

cir-cum-scribe

Definitions of circumscribe:

1.	Draw a line around He drew a circle around the points
2.	Restrict or confine, I limit you to two visits to the pub a day
3.	To draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect

Synonyms of circumscribe:

verb	trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
verb	limit, confine, decrease, lessen, minify
verb	trace, draw, line, describe, delineate

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.