Circumvent Definition

sûrkəm-vĕnt
circumvented, circumventing
verb
circumvented, circumventing
To surround or encircle with evils, enmity, etc.; entrap.
Webster's New World
To surround or circle around.
Webster's New World
To get the better of or prevent from happening by craft or ingenuity.
Webster's New World
To avoid or evade.
Webster's New World

To avoid or get around something; to bypass.

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Origin of Circumvent

  • Middle English circumventen from Latin circumvenīre circumvent- circum- circum- venīre to go, come gwā- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin circum (“about”) + venire (“to come”)

    From Wiktionary

Circumvent Sentence Examples

  • Some people argue that individuals can help circumvent this cost by investing in their local farmers markets or community supported agriculture (CSA).

  • They were using an unnatural method to circumvent God's decision - that they would not have a child of their own.

  • However, even if eBuddy web messenger makes it possible for you to circumvent the rules, it doesn't mean you should.

  • To remove or circumvent these impediments, and to improve the Mobile harbour, the United States government spent, between 1870 and 1904, approximately $12,000,000.

  • This delivers opioid to the same opioid receptors as an intermittent injection, but allows the patient to circumvent delays.

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Words Starting With

CCICIR

Words Ending With

TNTENT

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Words Starting With C and Ending With T

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