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circumvent

Pronunciation: /səːkəmˈvɛnt/

The English word “circumvent” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. to avoid or get around something; to bypass
  2. to surround or besiege
  3. to outwit or outsmart

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin circumveniō.

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