circumscribe vs keep down

circumscribe and keep down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
circumscribe	No	No	Yes	No
keep down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, keep down is a hyponym of circumscribe; that is, keep down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than circumscribe:

circumscribe: restrict or confine within limits
keep down: place a limit on the number of

Other hyponyms of circumscribe include hold down, number, cap, curb, curtail, cut back, restrict.

circumscribe (verb)	keep down (verb)
restrict or confine within limits	manage not to throw up
draw a line around	place a limit on the number of
to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect	put down by force or intimidation

circumscribe vs keep down

circumscribe and keep down both are verbs.

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