WIKTIONARY - Yabla

circumvent

Verb

∙ to avoid or get around something; to bypass transitive
∙ to surround or besiege transitive
∙ to outwit or outsmart transitive

BABYLON ENGLISH
circumvent v.
by-pass, outmaneuver, side-step, evade, go around

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
circumvent
circumvent
\cir`cum*vent"\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. circumvented; p. pr. vb. n. circumventing.] [l. circumventis, p. p. of circumvenire, to come around, encompass, deceive; circum + venire to come, akin to e. come.] to gain advantage over by arts, stratagem, or deception; to decieve; to delude; to get around. i circumvented whom i could not gain.
circumvent
v
1. surround so as to force to give up; "the turks besieged vienna" [syn: besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in ]

2. beat through cleverness and wit; "i beat the traffic"; "she outfoxed her competitors" [syn: outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat]

3. avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues; "he dodged the issue" [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off , parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]

WORDNET 2.0
circumvent
Verb
1. surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
(synonym) besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in
(hypernym) attack, assail
(hyponym) blockade, seal off
2. beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
(synonym) outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat
(hypernym) surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
(verb-group) beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
3. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
(synonym) hedge, fudge, evade, put off, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
(hypernym) avoid
(hyponym) quibble
(derivation) circumvention

WIKTIONARY - Yabla

circumvent

Verb

∙ to avoid or get around something; to bypass transitive
∙ to surround or besiege transitive
∙ to outwit or outsmart transitive

BABYLON ENGLISH
circumvent v.
by-pass, outmaneuver, side-step, evade, go around

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
circumvent
circumvent
\cir`cum*vent"\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. circumvented; p. pr. vb. n. circumventing.] [l. circumventis, p. p. of circumvenire, to come around, encompass, deceive; circum + venire to come, akin to e. come.] to gain advantage over by arts, stratagem, or deception; to decieve; to delude; to get around. i circumvented whom i could not gain.
circumvent
v
1. surround so as to force to give up; "the turks besieged vienna" [syn: besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in ]

2. beat through cleverness and wit; "i beat the traffic"; "she outfoxed her competitors" [syn: outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat]

3. avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues; "he dodged the issue" [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off , parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]

WORDNET 2.0
circumvent
Verb
1. surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
(synonym) besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in
(hypernym) attack, assail
(hyponym) blockade, seal off
2. beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
(synonym) outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat
(hypernym) surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
(verb-group) beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
3. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
(synonym) hedge, fudge, evade, put off, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
(hypernym) avoid
(hyponym) quibble
(derivation) circumvention

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