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   Cir·cum·vent

   /ˈsərkəmˌvent/

   

   verb

   • 1. find a way around (an obstacle): "if you come to an obstruction in a road you can seek to circumvent it"
   • ▪ overcome (a problem or difficulty), typically in a clever and surreptitious way: "I found it quite easy to circumvent security"
   • ▪ deceive; outwit: "he's circumvented her with some of his stories"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin circumvent- ‘skirted around’, from the verb circumvenire, from circum ‘around’ + venire ‘come’.

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2. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncircumvent verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   circumvent something to go or travel around something that is blocking your way. Definition of circumvent verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCIRCUMVENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CIRCUMVENT meaning: 1. to avoid something, especially cleverly or illegally: 2. to avoid something, especially…. Learn more.

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   Definitions of circumvent. verb. surround so as to force to give up. synonyms: beleaguer, besiege, hem in, surround. see more. verb. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) synonyms: dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt. see more. verb.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCIRCUMVENT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   CIRCUMVENT definition: to find a way of avoiding something, especially a law or rule. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCIRCUMVENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · circumvent in American English. (ˌsɜːrkəmˈvent, ˈsɜːrkəmˌvent) transitive verb. 1. to go around or bypass. to circumvent the lake. to circumvent the real issues. 2. to avoid ( defeat, failure, unpleasantness, etc.) by artfulness or deception; avoid by anticipating or outwitting.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › circumventCircumvent - definition of circumvent by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent a problem. 2. to avoid by artfulness; elude: to circumvent defeat. 3. to surround or encompass, as by stratagem; entrap. [1545–55; < Latin circumventus, past participle of circumvenīre to come around, surround = circum- circum - + venīre to come] cir`cum•vent′er, cir`cum•ven′tor, n.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English cir‧cum‧vent /ˌsɜːkəmˈvent $ ˌsɜːr-/ verb [ transitive] formal 1 to avoid a problem or rule that restricts you, especially in a clever or dishonest way – used to show disapproval The company opened an account abroad, in order to circumvent the tax laws. 2 to avoid something by changing the directio...