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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 yvlog Forms
- ·ܳ·Գ· ·ܳ··ٴǰ noun
- ·ܳ··پDz noun
- ·ܳ··پ adjective
- ܲ··ܳ·Գ· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of circumvent1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of circumvent1
Example Sentences
Do you think it’s inevitable with those rules that we’ll see schools trying to circumvent the cap?
Ovsiannikov, who has a British passport, was found guilty of six out of seven counts of circumventing sanctions.
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.
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