circumvent
Meaning
- (transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
- (transitive) to surround or besiege
- (transitive) to outwit or outsmart
Synonyms
steer clear of
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/səːkəmˈvɛnt/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin circumveniō.
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