Circumvent - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌsɜːrkəmˈvent|
Brit.
|sɜːkəmˈvent|
verb
- surround so as to force to give up (syn: beleaguer, besiege, hem in, surround)
- beat through cleverness and wit (syn: beat, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach)
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (syn: dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt)
- beat through cleverness and wit (syn: beat, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach)
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (syn: dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt)
Extra examples
We circumvented the problem by using a different program.
He found a way to circumvent the law.
These animals were easily circumvented and destroyed.
Roosevelt occasionally attempted to circumvent him.
The company opened an account abroad, in order to circumvent the tax laws.
We went north in order to circumvent the mountains.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: circumvent
he/she/it: circumvents
present participle: circumventing
past tense: circumvented
past participle: circumvented
I/you/we/they: circumvent
he/she/it: circumvents
present participle: circumventing
past tense: circumvented
past participle: circumvented
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