Yahoo Canada Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   circumvent

   /ˌsəːkəmˈvɛnt/

   verb

   • 1. find a way around (an obstacle): "if you come to an obstruction in a road you can seek to circumvent it"
   • ▪ overcome (a problem or difficulty), typically in a clever and surreptitious way: "I found it quite easy to circumvent security"
   • ▪ deceive; outwit: "he's circumvented her with some of his stories"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin circumvent- ‘skirted around’, from the verb circumvenire, from circum ‘around’ + venire ‘come’.

   Scrabble Points: 19

   • C

     3

   • I

     1

   • R

     1

   • C

     3

   • U

     1

   • M

     3

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › circumventCircumvent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › circumvent

   • Cached

   The meaning of CIRCUMVENT is to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem. How to use circumvent in a sentence. The Circular History of Circumvent.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCIRCUMVENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   CIRCUMVENT definition: 1. to avoid something, especially cleverly or illegally: 2. to avoid something, especially…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCIRCUMVENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   If you circumvent someone, you cleverly prevent them from achieving something, especially when they are trying to harm you.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCIRCUMVENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   CIRCUMVENT meaning: 1. to avoid something, especially cleverly or illegally: 2. to avoid something, especially…. Learn more.

6. www.oed.com › dictionary › circumvent_vcircumvent, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

   www.oed.com › dictionary › circumvent_v

   • Cached

   There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb circumvent. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › circumventCircumvent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › circumvent

   verb. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) synonyms: dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt. see more. evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › circumventCircumvent - definition of circumvent by The Free Dictionary

   www.thefreedictionary.com › circumvent

   • Cached

   cir·cum·vent. (sûr′kəm-vĕnt′) tr.v. cir·cum·vent·ed, cir·cum·vent·ing, cir·cum·vents. 1. To surround (an enemy, for example); enclose or entrap. 2. To go around; bypass: circumvented the city. 3. To avoid or get around by artful maneuvering: circumvented the bureaucratic red tape.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncircumvent verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

   www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definition

   • Cached

   circumvent something to go or travel around something that is blocking your way. Definition of circumvent verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCIRCUMVENT - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionary

    • Cached

    A complete guide to the word "CIRCUMVENT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › circumventCircumvent Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    www.britannica.com › dictionary › circumvent

    • Cached

    CIRCUMVENT meaning: to avoid being stopped by (something, such as a law or rule) to get around (something) in a clever and sometimes dishonest way.