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View usage for: (sɜːʳkəmvent) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense circumvents, present participle circumventing, past tense, past participle circumvented1. verbIf someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way. [formal] Military planners tried to circumvent the treaty. [VERB noun] Synonyms: evade, bypass, elude, steer clear of More Synonyms of circumvent circumvention (sɜːʳkəmvenʃən) uncountable noun [usually NOUN of noun] America won't countenance any such circumvention of the sanctions. Synonyms: evasion, dodging More Synonyms of circumvent Synonyms: trickery, fraud, deception, imposition More Synonyms of circumvent 2. verbIf you circumvent someone, you cleverly prevent them from achieving something, especially when they are trying to harm you. [formal] More Synonyms of circumvent circumvent in British English (ˌsɜːkəmˈvɛnt) verb (transitive)3. to encircle (an enemy) so as to intercept or capture Derived forms circumventer (ˌcircumˈventer) or circumventor (ˌcircumˈventor) noun circumvention (ˌcircumˈvention) noun circumventive (ˌcircumˈventive) adjective Word origin C15: from Latin circumvenīre, from circum- + venīre to come circumvent in American English (ˌsɜrkəmˈvɛnt; ˈsɜrkəmˌvɛnt) verb transitive1. 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 Derived forms circumvention (ˌcircumˈvention) noun circumventive (ˌcircumˈventive) adjective Word origin < L circumventus, pp. of circumvenire < circum, around + venire, come Examples of 'circumvent' in a sentencecircumvent In other languagescircumvent British English: circumvent VERB If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way. Military planners tried to circumvent the treaty. - American English: circumvent
- Brazilian Portuguese: burlar
- Chinese: 规避
- European Spanish: burlar
- French: contourner
- German: umgehen
- Italian: aggirare
- Japanese: すり抜ける
- Korean: 피하다
- European Portuguese: contornar
- Latin American Spanish: burlar
Definition to avoid or get round (a rule, restriction, etc.) (formal) Military rulers tried to circumvent the treaty. Definition to outwit (a person) It is a veiled attempt to change gun laws by circumventing legislators. Additional synonymsDefinition to charm (someone) into doing something he or she would not normally do He used his newspapers to beguile his readers. Synonyms fool, trick, take in, cheat, con (informal), mislead, impose on, deceive, dupe, gull (archaic), delude, bamboozle, hoodwink, take for a ride (informal), befoolDefinition to go around or avoid (a city, obstruction, problem, etc.) Regulators worry that controls could easily be bypassed. Synonyms get round, avoid, evade, circumvent (formal), outmanoeuvre, body-swerve Definition to mislead by lying He has deceived and disillusioned us all. Synonyms take in, trick, fool (informal), cheat, con (informal), kid (informal), stiff (slang), sting (informal), mislead, betray, lead (someone) on (informal), hoax, dupe, beguile, delude, swindle, outwit, ensnare, bamboozle (informal), hoodwink, entrap, double-cross (informal), take for a ride (informal), pull a fast one on (slang), cozen, scam (slang), pull the wool over (someone's) eyes Nearby words ofcircumvent - circumspection
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