circumscribe (v.)

• abate
• abbreviate
• alter
• assuage
• bar
• bound
• box
• compact
• compress
• concentrate
• condense
• condition
• confine
• consolidate
• constrict
• constringe
• contract
• cramp
• curtail
• decrease
• define
• delimit
• delimitate
• demarcate
• determine
• diminish
• divide
• draw
• enclose
• fetter
• fix
• hamper
• hedge
• hem
• knit
• leaven
• limit
• localize
• mitigate
• moderate
• modify
• modulate
• narrow
• palliate
• pucker
• purse
• qualify
• reduce
• restrain
• restrict
• season
• separate
• shorten
• soften
• solidify
• specify
• stint
• strangle
• strangulate
• surround
• temper
• tighten
• trammel
• wrinkle