circumscribe vs separate off

circumscribe

verb
  • To limit narrowly; to restrict. 

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

  • To draw a line around; to encircle. 

separate off

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