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circumvent

[ sur-kuhm-vent, sur-kuhm-vent ]

verb (used with object)

  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:

    He circumvented capture by anticipating their movements.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. to surround or encompass, as by stratagem; entrap:

    to circumvent a body of enemy troops.

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circumvent

/ ˌɜːəˈɛԳ /

verb

  1. to evade or go around
  2. to outwit
  3. to encircle (an enemy) so as to intercept or capture
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܳˈԳپ, adjective
  • ˌܳˈԳپDz, noun
  • ˌܳˈԳٱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ܳ·Գ· ·ܳ··ٴǰ noun
  • ·ܳ··پDz noun
  • ·ܳ··پ adjective
  • ܲ··ܳ·Գ· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of circumvent1

First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin circumventus (past participle of ܳī “to come around, surround, oppress, defraud”), equivalent to circum- circum- + (ī) “to come” + -tus past participle suffix
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of circumvent1

C15: from Latin ܳī, from circum- + ī to come
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Do you think it’s inevitable with those rules that we’ll see schools trying to circumvent the cap?

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Ovsiannikov, who has a British passport, was found guilty of six out of seven counts of circumventing sanctions.

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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.

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An unwillingness to be accountable or to circumvent secrecy during the War on Terror led the country straight into today’s quagmire.

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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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