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
The definition of circumvent means to get around or surround someone or something.
Finding a clever way to get around a large crowd is an example of circumvent.
Seagulls circling around a couple picnicing on the beach is an example of to circumvent.
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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).

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

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

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

  • The first and most famous of these rulers was Gabriel Bethlen (q.v.), who reigned from 1613 to 1629, perpetually thwarted all the efforts of the emperor to oppress or circumvent his Hungarian subjects, and won some reputation abroad by adroitly pretending to champion the Protestant cause.

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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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