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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
Other 51Թ Forms
- circumventer noun
- circumventor noun
- circumvention noun
- circumventive adjective
- uncircumvented adjective
- ˌܳˈԳپ adjective
- ˌܳˈԳپDz noun
- ˌܳˈԳٱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of circumvent1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of circumvent1
Example Sentences
“If they’re doing the curfew to circumvent people going out to protest, it’s kinda doing its job for me,” he said.
In this case, Trump has circumvented that step by invoking a specific provision of the US Code of Armed Services titled 10 U.S.C.
The power to deploy the state's National Guard typically rests with the governor, but the president does have the rarely used authority to circumvent the state's top executive.
It is part of a new aid system - widely condemned by humanitarian groups - aimed at circumventing the UN which Israel has accused of failing to prevent Hamas from diverting supplies to its fighters.
Experts said they could not recall a time when a political appointee circumvented a well-established process of making vaccine recommendations, which typically involves panels of scientists advising the FDA and CDC.
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