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   circumvent

   /ˌsəːkəmˈvɛnt/

   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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   The meaning of CIRCUMVENT is to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem. How to use circumvent in a sentence. The Circular History of Circumvent

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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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   cir·cum·vent. (sûr′kəm-vĕnt′) tr.v. cir·cum·vent·ed, cir·cum·vent·ing, cir·cum·vents. 1. To surround (an enemy, for example); enclose or entrap. 2. To go around; bypass: circumvented the city. 3. To avoid or get around by artful maneuvering: circumvented the bureaucratic red tape.

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   'Circumvent' often means taking an indirect route to avoid a challenge or obstacle. The policy was strict, but he circumvented it through careful planning.

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   Definition of circumvent verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   circumvent meaning, definition, what is circumvent: to avoid a problem or rule that restrict...: Learn more.

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   Definition of circumvent in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of circumvent. Information and translations of circumvent in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.