circumventverb [ T ]
uk/ˌsɜː.kəmˈvent/us/ˌsɝː.kəmˈvent/formalto avoid something, especially cleverly or illegally:
Ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulations.
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Avoiding action
- avoid
- avoid sth like the plague idiom
- avoidance
- bottle
- bottle out
- flinch from sth/doing sth
- fudge
- get out of sth
- get round sth
- get-out clause
- insure
- shrink
- sit on your arse idiom
- skip out on sb/sth
- stand around
- stand by
- stand round
- steer
- welch
- welsh
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circumvention
noun [ U ] uk/ˌsɜː.kəmˈven.ʃən/us/ˌsɝː.kəmˈven.ʃən/