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circumvent Definition

cir·cum·vent (sʉr′kəm vent′, sʉr′kəm vent′)

transitive verb

  1. to surround or circle around
  2. to surround or encircle with evils, enmity, etc.; entrap
  3. to get the better of or prevent from happening by craft or ingenuity

Etymology: < L circumventus, pp. of circumvenire < circum, around + venire, come

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circumvent Synonyms

circumvent

v.

  1. To go around

    encircle, encompass, entrap; see surround 1, 2.

  2. To gain an advantage over

    outwit, trick, dupe; see deceive.

  3. To avoid

    dodge, elude, bypass; see avoid, evade 1.

circumvent Usage Examples

Object

  • authentication: You may not attempt to circumvent user authentication or security of any host, network or account.
  • prohibition: The ban on all religious groups is merely an artifice to circumvent prohibitions on discrimination against a specific group by discriminating against everyone equally.
  • restriction: Therefore, in recent years, the IMF has begun to circumvent the restrictions of its overall quota.
  • limitation: The flexibility provided by virtual routers has the potential to efficiently circumvent these limitations.
  • ban: The Green Party's proposed taxes would very neatly circumvent the international ban on aviation fuel tax.
  • obstacle: A detour via Hexworthy to circumvent the obstacle would add nearly an hour to your journey.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

  • present: This also has the benefit of circumventing the usual obstacles present in drug delivery to the brain caused by the blood-brain barrier.

Present participle complement

  • exist: Its goals are to circumvent existing taste regimes and to be inclusive of issues usually excluded from architecture.

Modifying Another Word

  • neatly: The Green Party's proposed taxes would very neatly circumvent the international ban on aviation fuel tax.
  • easily: Two of the options would also allow the intentions of the Act to be easily circumvented.
  • thus: However a parent's support may be much more acceptable thus circumventing this problem.
  • not: Use mobile device management software to ensure that users have not circumvented security measures or stored their password in a file on their device.
  • also: The use of sound as a medium also circumvents the stultifying self-consciousness felt by many children when being watched or filmed.
  • thereby: How do we prevent an attacker from accessing a level below our security mechanisms and thereby circumventing them?

Preposition: in

  • way: The opposition of private enterprise was circumvented in two ways.