circumvent
[ sur-kuhm-vent, sur-kuhm-vent ]
/ ˌsɜr kəmˈvɛnt, ˈsɜr kəmˌvɛnt /
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.
to surround or encompass, as by stratagem; entrap: to circumvent a body of enemy troops.
Origin of circumvent
1545–55; < Latin
circumventus (past participle of
circumvenīre to come around, surround, oppress, defraud), equivalent to
circum-
circum- +
ven(īre) to come +
-tus past participle suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM circumvent
cir·cum·vent·er, cir·cum·ven·tor, noun cir·cum·ven·tion, noun cir·cum·ven·tive, adjective un·cir·cum·vent·ed, adjectiveWords nearby circumvent
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British Dictionary definitions for circumvent
circumvent
/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈvɛnt) /
verb (tr)
to evade or go around
to outwit
to encircle (an enemy) so as to intercept or capture
Derived forms of circumvent
circumventer or circumventor, noun circumvention, noun circumventive, adjectiveWord Origin for circumvent
C15: from Latin
circumvenīre, from
circum- +
venīre to come