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To place limits or restrictions on something.

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circumscribe

The small budget will circumscribe the scale of the exhibit.
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The chair decided to circumscribe the next meeting's scope: members would settle the location and staffing, while decorative details could wait.
From A Shorter Route to a Decision.
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