Word: circumscribed
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: cir
cum
scribed
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of circumscribe; restrict or confine,
Morphemes:
Affix: circum-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: around, surrounding
Etymology Compounds: Affix: circum-
Language: la
Decoded: circum-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: circum- (round, about)
Affix: scribe
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To write.
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.