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circumvent
[ sur-kuhm-vent, sur-kuhm-vent ]
verb (used with object)
- to go around or bypass:
to circumvent the lake;
to circumvent the real issues.
- to avoid (defeat, failure, unpleasantness, etc.) by artfulness or deception; avoid by anticipating or outwitting:
He circumvented capture by anticipating their movements.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to surround or encompass, as by stratagem; entrap:
to circumvent a body of enemy troops.
Synonyms: ,
circumvent
/ ˌɜːəˈɛԳ /
verb
- to evade or go around
- to outwit
- to encircle (an enemy) so as to intercept or capture
Derived Forms
- ˌܳˈԳپ, adjective
- ˌܳˈԳپDz, noun
- ˌܳˈԳٱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ܳ·Գ· ·ܳ··ٴǰ noun
- ·ܳ··پDz noun
- ·ܳ··پ adjective
- ܲ··ܳ·Գ· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of circumvent1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of circumvent1
Example Sentences
The only way to prevent that kind of suffering is to stop the comparing mind, which is very hard to do unless you completely circumvent your identity.
An unwillingness to be accountable or to circumvent secrecy during the War on Terror led the country straight into today’s quagmire.
Dupont's use of the kick-pass to circumvent a defence that has pinched in tight against France's power gives them another dimension.
Rights groups accused Trump of using a 227-year-old law to circumvent due process.
Judge William Alsup called the sacking of these employees part of a "sham" strategy that aimed to circumvent proper procedures for reducing the federal workforce.
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