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circumventive
cir·cum·vent C0367800 (sûr′kəm-vĕnt′)tr.v. cir·cum·vent·ed, cir·cum·vent·ing, cir·cum·vents 1. To surround (an enemy, for example); enclose or entrap.2. To go around; bypass: circumvented the city.3. To avoid or get around by artful maneuvering: circumvented the bureaucratic red tape. [Middle English circumventen, from Latin circumvenīre, circumvent- : circum-, circum- + venīre, to go, come; see gwā- in Indo-European roots.] cir′cum·vent′er, cir′cum·ven′tor n.cir′cum·ven′tion n.cir′cum·ven′tive adj.ThesaurusSeecircumvent |