to circumvent
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7.7
- verb
- /ˌsɜr.kəmˈvɛnt/
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- She found a clever way to circumvent the rules and complete her project on time.
- circumvent regulations
- circumvent restrictions
- circumvent a policy
Can this moment in history have been circumvented, prevented.
- Can this moment in history have been circumvented, prevented.
- Can we get that via an approach that circumvents the details?
- Why were you able to avoid that experience and circumvent it?
- Piezoelectrics, though, circumvent both of those issues through the power of crystals.
- So we are so lucky that we have resources like the Internet where we can circumvent these institutions from the bottom up.
- Whether it's in circumventing sanctions, protecting Russian oligarchs in the UAE, circumventing car sanctions, oil sanctions, chip sanctions.
- And at this point, it's just a matter of if OEMs will find loopholes in the language to try and circumvent it.
- So in this case, you can argue that a few tricks were used to circumvent the need to have a deep, meaningful conversation.
- This allows users to circumvent some of the touchy GPUs clock behaviors that are starting to emerge on CPUs these days.
- We have Binance and these Binance angels teaching people how to circumvent the Chinese rules for actually accessing Binance.
- This is a case about whether states can circumvent rights by allowing private citizens to bring lawsuits that would make it impossible for people to exercise their rights.
- Almost all of those have been circumvented in the first few months.
Examples
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Educated man who uses his brains to circumvent the law.
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Apparently, some of you have tried to circumvent school policy... and hire a new head coach on your own.
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Or is it OK to circumvent for say, a greater good?
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Anybody wants to suggest how to circumvent that big N stuff in there?
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And how do you think I can circumvent the outside security?
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What steps can we take now to circumvent these potential challenges?
Academic text (2015) -
You staged an effort to circumvent the immigration laws of the United States.
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After all, the government is trying to circumvent the warrant requirement by asking for consent to conduct a search.
Academic text (2017) -
Southeast Asia became a Haven for biotechnology companies who wanted to circumvent regulations.
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No court, however, has circumvented the general requirement of a public vote for bond issuance.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
119
4.7
To avoid dealing with a problem by using a different method
115
4.2
Avoid doing something difficult or needed by finding a clever way
83
5.8
To escape someone or fail to be understood
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3.5
Find another way to avoid a difficult rule or task
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6.8
To avoid doing something you are supposed to do
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4.1
To get an advantage over someone by being clever
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4.4
To get away from someone or something by being clever and tricky
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5.3
To avoid answering a question or facing responsibility by giving unclear answers
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6.8
To avoid dealing with a question or problem
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4.9
To avoid answering a question or dealing with a problem directly
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4.7
To beat someone by being more clever than them
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6.7
To beat someone by being more clever
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6.0
To avoid answering a difficult question by changing the subject
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7.9
To trick someone to gain an unfair advantage
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7.7
An indirect way to avoid a rule or problem
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6.8
To avoid talking about a difficult subject by giving vague answers
Antonyms
How Indirect
Surface Forms
Morphology
circumvent = circum + vent
The meaning 'find a way around' aligns with the prefix 'circum-' (around) plus the root 'vent' (come), but 'vent' is not a productive standalone English base, so learners may only partially infer the meaning.
Etymology
Circumvent comes from the Latin parts circum- 'around' and venire 'to come', so it literally means 'come around'. That is why to circumvent a rule is to go around it or find a clever way past it.