English Explanatory Dictionary

circumvent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. to avoid or get around something; to bypass
  2. to surround or besiege
  3. to outwit or outsmart

Pronunciation

/səːkəmˈvɛnt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-circumvent.wav

Word forms

circumvent circumvents circumventing circumvented circumvene

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin circumveniō.

Related words

circumvention circumventive

Derived words

circumventable circumvental circumventer circumvential circumventingly circumvention circumventive circumventor
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